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Globally, Malaysia is ranked 14th in terms of species of vascular plants. The Flora of Malaysia consist of approximately 15,000 species of vascular plant. Peninsular Malaysia has around 8,200 species of vascular plants while places such as Sabah and Sarawak has around 12,000 species. Most Flora can be found in the dense rainforest of Malaysia. [3]
Canarium odontophyllum, also referred to as the Borneo olive, [2] is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Canarium in the family Burseraceae. [3] Native to Borneo, where it is locally known as dabai in Sarawak and Kalimantan, [2] and kembayau in Sabah and Brunei.
Flora of Sarawak — a state of Malaysia on the island of Borneo; Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ...
Sarawak (/ s ə ˈ r ɑː w ɒ k / sə-RAH-wok, Malay:) is a state [18] [19] of Malaysia.The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north.
In the same period, Sarawak lost 2.96Mha or 25% of its tree cover. [19] Together, they made up 56% of Malaysia's 8.12Mha (28%) loss in tree cover during that period. [20] Deforestation is a major problem for fauna such as tigers, as the forest is cut to make room for plantations, [21] mostly for palm oil and other cash crops. The orangutan ...
East Malaysia (Malay: Malaysia Timur), or the Borneo States, [1] also known as Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia on and near the island of Borneo, the world's third-largest island. East Malaysia comprises the states of Sabah, Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan. The small independent nation of Brunei comprises two enclaves in ...
Sarawak: 2,376 7,795 Has unique rock formations called the Pinnacles 8 Mount Tahan: Tahan Range: Pahang-Kelantan border 2,187 7,175 Highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia and Pahang. Unique plants and animals. One of Peninsular Malaysia's seven tallest mountains above 2,100 m (6,890 ft), known as the G7 among hikers. 9 Mount Korbu: Titiwangsa ...
A golden tree, part of the bunga mas sent by one of the northern Malay states to the Siamese court, collection of Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur. The bunga emas dan perak (lit. "golden and silver flowers", Thai: ต้นไม้เงินต้นไม้ทอง RTGS: ton mai ngoen ton mai thong), often abbreviated to bunga mas (Jawi: بوڠا مس "golden flowers"), was a form of ...