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It has been variously attributed to local names ki hujan or pokok hujan ("rain tree") in Indonesia and Malaysia because its leaves fold during rainy days (allowing rain to fall through the tree); [15] the way the relative abundance of grass under the tree in comparison to surrounding areas; the steady drizzle of honeydew-like discharge of ...
Dyera costulata, the jelutong, is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae.It grows to approximately 60 metres (200 ft) tall with diameters of 2 metres (5 to 6 ft), or even to 80 m (260 ft) tall with diameters to 3 m (10 ft), [3] and boles clear and straight for 30 m (90 ft).
Teak (Tectona grandis) is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae.It is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. Tectona grandis has small, fragrant white flowers arranged in dense clusters at the end of the branches.
Kapur is logged from old-growth forest, often illegally.These forests have developed over the course of hundreds of years. When harvested, these trees are often between 250 and 1000 years old. [2]
Intsia palembanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.Common names include Borneo teak, Malacca teak, merbau and Moluccan ironwood.It is native to tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia and the islands of the southwest Pacific.
Palaquium maingayi -Niatoh tembaya. Nyatoh is a trade name for wood of a number of hardwood species of the genera Palaquium and Payena growing in rainforest environments in southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia and the Philippines. [1]
Helminthostachys zeylanica is a terrestrial, herbaceous fern of southeastern Asia and Australia, commonly known as kamraj and tunjuk-langit.The species is like the other members of its family, it has clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile, spike-like fronds.
The local name Kanching was named after its type locality of Kanching Forest Reserve in Selangor. [2] Merawan is a Malay term for "as high as the clouds" to represent its height while Giam is a Malay term for "tree with hardwood trunks and branches".