Malaysian plant biodiversity · COS10026
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Common name / record label: Resak Irian.
Family: Dipterocarpaceae. Genus: Vatica.
A wet-tropical tree with narrowly elliptic leaves. The green fruit in this reference photograph is a useful feature to record alongside the whole tree.
Published regional context: ⌖ Borneo to New Guinea.
Botanical source: NParks.
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Common name / record label: Vatica mangachapoi.
Family: Dipterocarpaceae. Genus: Vatica.
A member of the dipterocarp family recorded in Malaysia. Start with its scientific name, then compare the tree, leaves and reproductive structures with a regional flora.
Published regional context: ⌖ Malaysia and neighbouring Southeast Asia.
Botanical source: MyBIS.
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Common name / record label: Apitong.
Family: Dipterocarpaceae. Genus: Dipterocarpus.
A large forest tree in Dipterocarpaceae. Photographing the leaf surface and young growth adds useful detail to a general canopy photograph.
Published regional context: ⌖ Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Southeast Asia.
Botanical source: World Agroforestry.
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Common name / record label: Dipterocarpus kerrii.
Family: Dipterocarpaceae. Genus: Dipterocarpus.
This accepted tree species belongs to Dipterocarpus. The reference photograph shows a winged fruit; record naturally fallen material without removing anything from a living tree.
Published regional context: ⌖ Malaya, Borneo and neighbouring regions.
Botanical source: World Flora Online.
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Common name / record label: Actinodaphne malaccensis.
Family: Lauraceae. Genus: Actinodaphne.
A tree of the wet tropical biome in Lauraceae. Kew accepts this scientific name; use the full binomial when recording an observation to avoid ambiguity.
Published regional context: ⌖ Malaya, as listed by Kew.
Botanical source: Kew POWO.
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Common name / record label: Actinodaphne pruinosa.
Family: Lauraceae. Genus: Actinodaphne.
A laurel-family tree represented here by a preserved botanical specimen. Herbarium images can help compare leaf outlines, but dried colours differ from those of a living plant.
Published regional context: ⌖ Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.
Botanical source: Species overview and cited Kew reference.
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Common name / record label: Medang.
Family: Lauraceae. Genus: Beilschmiedia.
A forest tree whose fleshy fruits become dark blue to black at maturity. The fruit stalk may turn red, making close photographs particularly useful for comparison.
Published regional context: ⌖ Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
Botanical source: NParks.
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Common name / record label: Beilschmiedia kunstleri.
Family: Lauraceae. Genus: Beilschmiedia.
A member of Lauraceae documented from Hutan Simpan Sungai Tekam in Pahang. Keep the specimen name together with its source when comparing this tree with other Beilschmiedia.
Published regional context: ⌖ Recorded in Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.
Botanical source: University of Malaya research.
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Common name / record label: Dabai.
Family: Burseraceae. Genus: Canarium.
A tall, buttressed tree that bears bluish-black fruits. This botanical specimen preserves its leaf structure; the source also describes the living tree and its fruit.
Published regional context: ⌖ Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Botanical source: NParks.
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Common name / record label: Canarium littorale.
Family: Burseraceae. Genus: Canarium.
A Burseraceae tree with a documented regional distribution. The photograph records its fruits; combine fruit images with leaves and a wider view before making an identification.
Published regional context: ⌖ Malaya, Borneo and neighbouring Southeast Asia.
Botanical source: World Flora Online.
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Common name / record label: Kedondong kerut.
Family: Burseraceae. Genus: Dacryodes.
An evergreen tree with pinnate leaves and fleshy fruits that darken as they ripen. Its reference specimen provides a closer look at leaf arrangement.
Published regional context: ⌖ Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Southeast Asia.
Botanical source: NParks.
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Common name / record label: Kedondong bulu laxa.
Family: Burseraceae. Genus: Dacryodes.
A Malaysian native tree listed by MyBIS. Record the location of your own observation separately from the places reported by a botanical database.
Published regional context: ⌖ Recorded in Johor, Kedah and Pahang.
Botanical source: MyBIS.
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Common name / record label: Horsfieldia irya.
Family: Myristicaceae. Genus: Horsfieldia.
A wet-tropical tree in the nutmeg family. Its broad native range includes Malaya and Borneo; a reference range does not confirm an individual sighting.
Published regional context: ⌖ Sri Lanka to the Caroline Islands, including Malaysia.
Botanical source: Kew POWO.
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Common name / record label: Penarahan.
Family: Myristicaceae. Genus: Horsfieldia.
A Myristicaceae tree documented in several Malaysian states. The leaf photograph offers a close comparison point while its linked record provides the regional context.
Published regional context: ⌖ Recorded across Peninsular Malaysia.
Botanical source: MyBIS.
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Common name / record label: Nutmeg · Pokok pala.
Family: Myristicaceae. Genus: Myristica.
The nutmeg tree bears fruits containing a seed and a red, lacy aril. Cultivation guidance includes moderate water and well-drained soil in a tropical climate.
Published regional context: ⌖ Native to Maluku; cultivated beyond its native range.
Botanical source: NParks.
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Common name / record label: Myristica iners.
Family: Myristicaceae. Genus: Myristica.
An accepted wet-tropical tree species whose native range includes Malaya and Borneo. It belongs to the same genus as cultivated nutmeg, but is a distinct species.
Published regional context: ⌖ Southern Indochina to western and central Malesia.
Botanical source: Kew POWO.
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You can begin a useful observation without knowing a plant's name. First record what you can see, then compare the evidence with a reliable description. Our collection deliberately includes four families, two genera from each family and two species from each genus. These numbers describe this learning website, not the total diversity of the groups. Follow the classification links to move between a broad group and a particular plant.
A reference photograph may show a leaf, a fruit or a preserved specimen. It cannot show every feature of a living tree. Read the caption and the linked botanical record before drawing a conclusion. The regional location in a record describes a published distribution; it does not necessarily identify where the photograph was taken. A cultivated plant can also occur outside its native range. Keep these distinctions in your notes.
Naming reference: International Association for Plant Taxonomy. The observation workflow is original project guidance.
The rows show the selected species, grouped by family and genus. Botanical references are linked beside each species description.