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Kuching 2016: Comments and photos from the Biennial

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On 6/18/2016, 10:48:51, KrisKupsch said:

What species of Araucaria grows there ?

It's Dacrydium beccarii

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Kim, those tiny tropical forest treasures were indeed worth noting along with the palms.

What were the giant greenhouse structures seen in the video?

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2 hours ago, redbeard917 said:

Kim, those tiny tropical forest treasures were indeed worth noting along with the palms.

What were the giant greenhouse structures seen in the video?

Those are enclosed controlled environments at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore -- the taller one has a 40 meter waterfall inside, dropping from an artificial "mountain" covered with mist-loving plants.

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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4 yrs has flown fast by since my  Immense thrill of strolling Gardens By the Bay, Its a "must see"  for any plant  enthusiast , so, so well planned, cant wait to visit it again.

Kim, your pics through the whole thread made me feel I was there with you  all, well done and well captured, enjoy the rest of your trip and have a safe flight home.

Pete    :)

3 hours ago, Kim said:

Those are enclosed controlled environments at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore -- the taller one has a 40 meter waterfall inside, dropping from an artificial "mountain" covered with mist-loving plants.

 

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1 hour ago, Pedro 65 said:

4 yrs has flown fast by since my  Immense thrill of strolling Gardens By the Bay, Its a "must see"  for any plant  enthusiast , so, so well planned, cant wait to visit it again.

Kim, your pics through the whole thread made me feel I was there with you  all, well done and well captured, enjoy the rest of your trip and have a safe flight home.

Pete    :)

 

Thanks, Pete, so glad you enjoyed the "trip" so far. :)  I have more photos from the Singapore part of the trip, might not get to them right away.  Flying home from Lombok via Singapore tomorrow.

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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17 minutes ago, Kim said:

Thanks, Pete, so glad you enjoyed the "trip" so far. :)  I have more photos from the Singapore part of the trip, might not get to them right away.  Flying home from Lombok via Singapore tomorrow.

Look fwd to your pics after your "long" safe flight home Kim, Bo,& Len when your relaxed and ready to post.

Pete  :) 

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Kim, Tony and the rest

Your pictures are the next best thing to being there. (To coin a phrase. :) )

 

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On 6/19/2016, 8:27:38, Kim said:

Baby Pinanga sp.

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Pinanga tomentella

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Then we came upon Licuala orbicularis and everyone went bonkers taking photos.

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Forest fungi

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Len looks like Jack Nicholson from the shinning in that picture..lol

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Too much work and not enough play makes Len a dull boy , so he's constantly travelling :)

Len, will hate this as Ive said it before , when he has his sunnies on he looks like a young Sean Penn.. Sorry Len :) 

Bo, Jeff S, Jeff M, Jerry A and "anyone" who saw the tag on the Licuala above I posted "Please" reply. Many thanks.  Pete  :)

Sean Penn

                                      

 

 

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I have been compared to uglier people Pete. 

Home now. Kuching was amazing as the photos show. 

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

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39 minutes ago, LJG said:

I have been compared to uglier people Pete. 

Home now. Kuching was amazing as the photos show. 

Yes Len, you "are" better looking but Im yet to hear an Aussie cougar that thinks SP is ugly.

Bet yr glad to be back to yr beautiful wife n kids.

Pls ask above mentioned if they saw the Licuala tag.

Pete  :)

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On 6/19/2016, 8:27:38, Kim said:

Baby Pinanga sp.

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Pinanga tomentella

DSC_0642.thumb.jpg.16acf18c69c00b13cdf9dDSC_0643.thumb.jpg.cd9128db59e4984daa81b

Then we came upon Licuala orbicularis and everyone went bonkers taking photos.

DSC_0644.thumb.jpg.73c44ddae9c2d550870ea

Forest fungi

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Len looks like Jack Nicholson from the shinning in that picture..lol

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Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Len offers up his fingers to a large ant..

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Part of our group at Semmagoh looking at a garden started by Dr. John Dransfield.. before heading off to see the Orangutans.

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

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Metroxylon sagu along the roadside

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Huge Eugeissona utilis

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Orchid we saw on the trail

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Pinanga rupestris growing right on the cliff face

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Boarding the boats to leave Bako

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Rick, thanks for the heads up on that orchid. :( I didn't see any in bloom the whole trip. You got lucky.

By the way, that plant you saw in SBG with the flowers coming off the side. That was some form of Trevesia. Looked similar to the more common Snowflake Aralia (Trevesia palmata).

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On 23 June 2016 6:04:11 am, scottzona said:

It's Dacrydium beccarii

Wow- thank you. Some Gondwanan influence !!!

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Rick, was that the orchid at the top of the trail in Bako?  There was a big group around one taking pics and I kept walking figuring we'd see more.. that was the only one I guess. Nice shot.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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14 hours ago, LJG said:

Rick, thanks for the heads up on that orchid. :( I didn't see any in bloom the whole trip. You got lucky.

By the way, that plant you saw in SBG with the flowers coming off the side. That was some form of Trevesia. Looked similar to the more common Snowflake Aralia (Trevesia palmata).

Lol.. I think you made up for it by being the only "current Rufflesia" flower viewer on that trip.. :) 

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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21 hours ago, LJG said:

Rick, thanks for the heads up on that orchid. :( I didn't see any in bloom the whole trip. You got lucky.

By the way, that plant you saw in SBG with the flowers coming off the side. That was some form of Trevesia. Looked similar to the more common Snowflake Aralia (Trevesia palmata).

Thanks for the ID. That was one of 3 orchids I saw there. 

6 hours ago, BS Man about Palms said:

Rick, was that the orchid at the top of the trail in Bako?  There was a big group around one taking pics and I kept walking figuring we'd see more.. that was the only one I guess. Nice shot.

That orchid was at the top of the last hill. There were 2 more further down the trail.

This one is either a Bulbophyllum or Cirrhopetalum.

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Some type of Dendrobium

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Looks like I'll have to email Jeff M to get the name of the Larger Licuala in this pic, "too easy"..   Pete :) DSC_0504.thumb.jpg.770356abc7684a8ffdebe   

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In my pictures and notes the only split leaf Licualas at Semmenggoh that I can find were L. borneensis, L. mattanensis, L. bidentata, and L. spicata.

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I don't think it's any of those you mentioned, Rick.  Here's another (not very good) photo of the same individual showing the inflorescence.

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and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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I with you on that Kim, surely "someone" looked at the tag, or did it not have a tag ?? Its a "Stunner"  Pete :) 

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I don't think it's any of those you mentioned, Rick.  Here's another (not very good) photo of the same individual showing the inflorescence.

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Yeh I very much thought the same   Harry  but the leaflets on this thing look as thick maybe even thicker than  a Joey, did anyone go and touch it ??   Pete :)  

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This looks similar, not sure if its the same one.. David Tanswell noted that he may be changing his opinion of some species as some licualas look very different as the same species depending on where you find them on the mountain.

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Bill, that looks like the split leaf Cordata , very, very diff to below  my friend, did you touchy feel this "Stunner" ??  And hey, Im only talkn about the Licuala :)  Pete 

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Fantastic collection of photos ! Many exciting day trips enjoyed by all !

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On 6/27/2016, 10:51:28, Pedro 65 said:

Bill, that looks like the split leaf Cordata , very, very diff to below  my friend, did you touchy feel this "Stunner" ??  And hey, Im only talkn about the Licuala :)  Pete 

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Some I felt up, yes.. but we were slightly rushed as the second half at Semenggoh is to go up the Hill to watch the Orangutan (hopefully) feeding in habitat.

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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12 hours ago, BS Man about Palms said:

Some I felt up, yes.. but we were slightly rushed as the second half at Semenggoh is to go up the Hill to watch the Orangutan (hopefully) feeding in habitat.

 

 

An DSC_0499.thumb.jpg.23f1b4860a7da89120ad4 swer my Q bill, :)  was it very "thick" like a Joey ?.  Pete :)

 

                                          

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Fantastic treath.

Looks like I will go to Malaysia in September this year and will have a stop in Kuching as well. 

Southwest

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