Aquatic & semi-aquatic plants of Borneo

[kuching]

Last week I was visiting a river about 1 hour drive from my home:







Found another new species of Homalomena. It is already discovered by researcher but yet undescribed so far as Borneo got too many new & undescribed semi aquatic aroids waiting to be given a name by reseacher.








A moss

[kuching]

Recently visited the habitats of 2 species of Aridarum which can be found near my home. This 2 species are found in the sandstone mountain streams but they do not occur in the same mountain.

Aridarum borneense is named after my homeland: Borneo





It is found in upper part of a stream....either near a waterfall or above the waterfall:




Habitat:











..... to be continued.

[kuching]

Last weekend, I wanted to find Aridarum montanum. It is very rare species and should be growing in the mountain stream above 1,000 feet (altitude).

So, I hiked along a small river from 200 feet to 1,200 feet. All of them are Aridarum nicolsonii. There was no sight of A. montanum.






Aridarum nicolsonii:






At 1,300 feet, I had to stop exploring cos I couldn't climb up a high cliff & very tall waterfall. The scenery there is spectacular!! I shall be back to find Aridarum montanum using different trail.

[kuching]

Two more shots of that secret garden:






2 weeks before, I went to another blackwater river to look for something else.....






Barclaya motleyi (closely related to water lily):






Homalomena sp.

[kuching]

Unidentified species of mosses:




Utricularia sp. (aquatic carnivorous plant):



Semi aquatic fern,Trichomanes javanicum:




Unidentified species of semi aquatic fern:

[limz_777]

thanks for sharing all the tranquil pics

[kuching]

thanks for sharing all the tranquil pics

Welcome.....

[kuching]

ec 18, 2010. I almost got "heart attack" when I found the most beautiful semi aquatic aroid (Bucephalandra motleyana) near my home today. The leaf is almost grey colored & got white lines on the leaf surface!!! This is the rarest variant that I ever found in my lifetime!

[kuching]

The habitat:



Left is Ooia grabowskii (Scientists just replaced the old genus name from Piptospatha to Ooia) and right is Bucephalandra.

[kuching]

Piptospatha grabowskii is now changed/replaced to Ooia grabowskii. This new genus name is named after an aroid student called Ooi Im Hin who has contributed a lot of data related to pollination biology of this tribe.

[Craykeeper]

good work ! you always upload a lot of pics....i like that !
the next plantahunter tour will be for sure to Asia !
keep on hunting
Chris

[kuching]

Thanks Chris.

[blue33]

i totally agreed with Chris, your unselfishness of sharing the exotic photos has widen our view of understanding Borneo better. thanks again. being following of your every single post. keep up the good works.

Btw Merry Christmas to You & Family. Cheers!

[kuching]

Thanks Adrian....will share some pictures of my trip to northern Borneo (Sabah) soon.

[kuching]

First time I found the semi aquatic aroid in the mountain streams of Mt. Kinabalu : Ooia Kinabaluensis.....













The habitat:




The misty montane forest of Mt. Kinabalu. I never thought this aroid can grow so high in the mountain....

[kuching]

The beautiful Mount Kinabalu:







I will go back to northern Borneo again next month (March 2011).....hope can find more interesting aroids.

[jeffteo]

Magnificent! Very envy of your adventure and close access to nature. Keep the photos coming.
Just subscribed to your thread...

[kuching]

Magnificent! Very envy of your adventure and close access to nature. Keep the photos coming.
Just subscribed to your thread...

Thanks Jeffery. :-)

[aquarius]

Nice pictures! I was looking at the pics and listening to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XEsIFObhrY. Makes me feel very relaxed......

Thanks for sharing and i look forward to your next upload of pics.

[Simon]

Great travelogue, Michael. Some of your photos are breathtaking