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Entering the forest
Wet, damp and cold 18°C
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Photographing wild ginger
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Ginger flower
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Ganoderma (Lingzhi)
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Wild pepper
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Star-like flowers
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Moss-covered old log
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Small plant on log
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Obstacles
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Cobweb at opening
Reminds me of story of Prophet Muhammad hiding in Thawr Cave from the baddies
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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More obstacles
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Sensing that we are close
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Yes, tubers of Balanophora
Spotted 2.5hrs after entering forest, parasitic, living off tree roots
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Clumps of them, no blooms
Rare species, possibly first sighting in Fraser's Hill
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Tubers grow buds which become blooms
For pics of Balanophora blooms click HERE
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Mandatory photography session
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Prof Kamaruddin & Prof Noramly, of UKM
Excited finders, but credit goes to Noramly
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Pak Din doing his usual Bollywood stunt
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Ecstatic botanists
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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They insist I pose with Balanophora too
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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More photography
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Wild ginger
Date: Sat 19/01/08
Views: 107
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Looks like ornamental plants to me
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Beautiful leaves
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Deserve a spot in any garden
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Stunning green mosaic
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Gorgeous leaves
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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A smallish wild orchid
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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White among green
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Found more Balanophora tubers, but still no bloom
Will return in a few weeks to see if they blooms
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Red-ish fungus
Date: Sat 19/01/08
Views: 139
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Fungus among lichens
Date: Sat 19/01/08
Views: 132
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Very white fungus
Date: Sat 19/01/08
Views: 155
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Ferns and crawlies
Date: Sat 19/01/08
Views: 131
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Pak Din with another of his rare loves
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Black fungus
Date: Sat 19/01/08
Views: 143
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Almost out of forest, 4 hours after entering
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Sabariah and very old rare trig oak
Only found in Fraser's Hill, Kinabalu National Pk and Sumatra - more info HERE
Date: Sat 19/01/08
Views: 153
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There's a little girl in every woman
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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Wooooo!
Date: Sat 19/01/08
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