Attracting naturalists and botanists from around the world the fascinating island of Borneo is home to an exceptional variety of Flora. Included is the carnivorous Nepenthes Pitcher Plants, of which Kinabalu is home to the smallest and largest. The smallest Banana Plant and Orchid and the worlds largest Flower.
The Worlds Largest Flower can grow up to 1-meter
in
diameter, found in the Jungles of Borneo
Nepenthes Rajah
Photographed off the summit trail. The largest of
Ptcher Plants and endemic to Mt Kinabalu, Sabah
Borneo.
Rothschild's Slipper Orchid. Also known as the
Kinabalu Gold due to its commercial value.
Santa's Orchid - Kinabalu, Sabah Borneo
Sexy Lady Orchid, we haven't made this name up !!
Kinabalu, Sabah Borneo
The Worlds Smallest Banana Plant, Kinabalu, Sabah
Borneo
Cacao Pod, Balung Plantation, Sabah Borneo
Cocoa beans in a cacao pod, Balung Plantation,
Sabah Borneo
Rothschild's Slipper Orchid. Also known as the
Kinabalu Gold.
A stunning plant and highly sought after this
stem could be worth $5,000 USD
Common Banana Tuaran, Sabah Borneo
Crab Claw Flower - Tawau, Sabah Borneo
Dense Jungle Forest - Kinabalu Park, Sabah,
Borneo
Balung Eco River Resort, Sabah Borneo
Fungus at 1,300m Kinabalu Park, Sabah Borneo
Fungus at 1,800m Kinabalu Park, Sabah Borneo
Mangrove Roots Photographed Brunei, Borneo
Mangrove Wetlands - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Borneo
Medinilla speciosa - Mt Kinabalu, Sabah
Borneo
Medinilla speciosa - Mt Kinabalu, Sabah
Borneo
Nepenthes burbidgeae - Endemic to Mt Kinabalu,
Sabah Borneo
Nepenthes burbidgeae - Endemic to Mt Kinabalu,
Sabah Borneo
Nepenthes Rajah. Endemic
Found between at 1500 - 2600m Mt Kinabalu, Sabah
Borneo
Nepenthes tentaculata - Smallest Pitcher Plant in
the World. Mt Kinabalu, Sabah Borneo
Nepenthes tentaculata
Nepenthes tentaculata - Smallest Pitcher Plant in
the World. Mt Kinabalu, Sabah Borneo
Nepenthes villosa
Endemic pitcher plant: Found between 2340 -3240m
Mt Kinabalu, Sabah Borneo
Nepenthes villosa
Orchid - Kinabalu Park, Sabah Borneo
Orchid - Kinabalu Park, Sabah Borneo
Orchid Bulbophyllum lobbii, Kinabalu Park, Sabah
Borneo
Fruit of the Palm Tree used to make Palm Oil
Peace Lilly, Kota-Kinabalu, Sabah Borneo
There are about 30 species of Pitcher Plant found
in Borneo, half of which are found on
Kinabalu
Rhododendron crassifolium
Rhododendron crassifolium
Young Slipper Orchid
Wild Ginger - Hedychium cylindricum, Kinabalu,
Sabah Borneo
