530. The Tapang-Tree, Sarawak, Borneo
The smooth cylindrical trunks of this tree (Koompassia excelsa, Taub.) often rise to a height of 100 feet without a branch, yet the Dyaks climb them in quest of the honeycomb that the bees hang on the branches. They climb these trees at night, buildi
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Date: 2nd June 2011
© RBG KEW
530. The Tapang-Tree, Sarawak, Borneo
The smooth cylindrical trunks of this tree (Koompassia excelsa, Taub.) often rise to a height of 100 feet without a branch, yet the Dyaks climb them in quest of the honeycomb that the bees hang on the branches. They climb these trees at night, buildi
© RBG KEW
Media ID 5101306
Artist Borneo Landscape Leaves Marianne North Painting Sarawak
Filename: MN_530-004440LA090602_00097.jpg