Today in pictures

The beauty of forest trees

Jungle tree in full flower in May

 This lovely forest tree is located at Botanic Island Two.  I have been observing it for the last two months.  In May it started to produce beautiful yellow flowers.  The flowers were intact for about a month.  For the last two weeks I observed that it has produced fruits that are in a leaf-like form (see inset)  Today a gust of strong wind blew plenty of the fruits down to the forest floor.  Imagine if the  tree is close to a river or stream.  The fruit with its seed encased in the leaf-like pod will float down river and thus aid in its propagation.

Jungle tree in full flower in May

Fruiting in red in June

CU of leaf-like red ruits

Today  - majestic colours of red and orange...
The orange flowers belong to a bauhinia species.
Location : Botanic Island Two

In Plain Sight - Provinsi Borneo (Part 4)

Provinsi Borneo, view looking south
The tree at left is Duiran and at right behind the oil palm is the Jering tree.

View looking north

 The Provinsi Borneo is about the size of three tennis courts.  The stream runs through the middle of the provinsi.  It is called Provinsi Borneo, after the palm origin of this third largest island in the world.  According to folklore, the coconut fruits named 'Buah Nyiur' in Malay were to be seen everywhere along the coasts of the huge island that explorers and travelers associate the island with the coconut fruits.  Many Europeans not adapt at talking the perfect Malay clumsily spoke of the island as 'Borneo' - from the Malay word 'Buah Nyiur'.  There are many interesting fruit trees that were original to the area such durians, Cemepdak, Ong Lumok, Jering, etc.  Many more coconut trees will be planted at the area in future.  Below are many views of the provinsi....

View looking north

View looking east
Young coconut trees planted at right. The Durian tree is seen at the center with broad leaves.

View looking west