561. A new Pitcher Plant from the limestone mountains of SarawakThis, Nepenthes Northiana, Hook. f. has one of the largest pitchers of any known species. In consequence of seeing this painting, Messrs
602. A Bornean CrinumThis plant (Crinum Northianum, Baker), is common enough in Borneo, yet it was not previously known to botanists. Around the doorway, beginning on the left, are Cissus discolor, Blume, from Borneo
568. View down the river at Sarawak, BorneoBoathouse and Palms (Areca Catechu, L.) in the foreground
614. The Turong, or Pigeon Orchid in Borneo, and a purple-brownThe former (Dendrobium crumenatum, Lindl.) comes into blossom simultaneously on all the plants about every nine weeks, and the trees
624. Curious Plants from the Forest of Matang, Sarawak, BorneoOn the left, attached to a trunk, are the bladder-like leaves of Dischidia Collyris, Wall. (Asclepiadaceae); and the red ribbon-like bodies bearing numerous small flowers are the inflorescences of
566. View from the Istana, Sarawak, BorneoDucu or Dookhau fruit (Lansium domesticum, Jack.) in front
534. Orchid and Ferns of Sarawak, BorneoThe Orchid is Eria ornata, Lindl. and the ferns are Polypodium Phymatodes and P. drynaria
570. Other Species of Pitcher Plants from Sarawak, BorneoNepenthes Rafflesiana, Jack. one of the most ornamental of the genus originally introduced into Kew Gardens from Singapore in 1845. The one below is N. ampullacea, Jack
640. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of Eugenia, Sarawak, BorneoFlowers of E. grandis, Wight, fruit of E. aquea, Burm. f
557. View of Matang and River, Sarawak, BorneoPalms (Arenga saccharifera, Labill. &c.) and Mangosteens in the foreground. Toddy, or Palm Wine, an intoxicating drink, is made from the Arenga and sugar is obtained by boiling
244. Singular Plants of the Dark Forests of Singapore and BorneoThese highly curious organisms are members of a small family (the Burmanniaceae), related to the Orchidaceae. Some of them draw their nourishment from decaying vegetable matter
563. A Mangrove Swamp in Sarawak, BorneoVarious trees and shrubs, belonging to different natural families, that constitute the vegetation of the tidal swamps of warm countries
Sir Peter Crane of RBG Kew on an expedition to Borneo, seen here climbing into the tree canopy of the Sabah rainforest, 2005
628. Wild Flowers of Sarawak, BorneoIn the centre the handsome Coelogyne asperata, Lindl. with the young inflorescences of a plant of the ginger family behind; Pitchers of a species of Nepenthes
627. Blue-flowered Climber and a common Swamp Plant of SarawakThe Burmese Thunbergia grandiflora, Roxb. and a species of Fagraea, belonging to the Loganiaceae
618. Houses and Bridges of the Malays at Sarawak, Borneo
607. River Scene at Sarawak, Borneo, when the tide is getting lowA boat-builders house surrounded with Palms, Bananas, and Breadfruit trees. On the water a cocoanut shell, full of burning oil
599. A cultivated Crinum, painted in BorneoCrinum augustum, Roxb. a native of Mauritius and Seychelles, and one of the handsomest of this fine genus of Amaryllidaceae. Entire plants are represented in 547
596. Flowers and Fruit of Barringtonia, BorneoBarringtonia speciosa, Forst. is a tree of the Myrtle order, common on the sea-shore of the Malayan, Mascarene, and Polynesian Islands
595. Bornean OrchidsIn the lower left corner, Cypripedium Hookerae. Rchb. f. with spotted leaves, and above it, 0. Lowii, Lindl. with a white-flowered Sarcochilus Calceolus, Lindl. on the right, and a Sarcanthus
589. Nipa Palm, BorneoInflorescence of the natural size in front, with a portion of a leaf behind, and the growing plant in fruit in the distance
582. Flowers and Fruit of the Doctors Tree, Sarawak, BorneoThis climber (Rourea sp.) is a member of the Connaraceae, a small family allied to the Leguminosae
581. Flowers and Butterflies of Sarawak, BorneoMussaenda macrophylla, Wall. is the plant on which the Butterflies (Ornithoptera priamus) are painted, though they are from Amboina
576. Group of Wild Palms, Sarawak, BorneoAreca Catechu, L. (Betel) in flower, Arenga saccharifera, Labill. in fruit. Observe also Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
567. Sago Palms in flower, with a glimpse of the river at SarawaThe word Sagus is said to be derived from Sagu, which in the language of the Papuan race signifies bread, and is given to the Palm Metroxylon Sagu, Rottb
565. Palawan Trees, Sarawak, BorneoThis tree ( Tristania Whiteana, Griff.) is easily recognised in the landscape, as i sheds its bark like an Arbutus, leaving the trunk a deep red
564. View from Matang over the Great Swamp Sarawak, BorneoShadow of the hills at sunset
562. Honeysucker at work, Sarawak, BorneoStachytarpheta mutabilis, Vahl. The genus is numerous in species, all of them native of America, but this species is now common in the tropics of the Old World
559. Flowers of a Jasmine and a Pink Begonia, BorneoThis is Jasminum graciliium, Hook. f. a comparatively recent addition to our gardens, and one of the most desirable of an exquisite genus
549. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Swamp Shrub of BorneoA species of Wormia
542. View of Matang, BorneoAn Epiphyte (Ficus) twined around one of the trees in the foreground. These stranglers often survive alter their victims (the trees upon which they germinated and commenced life having rotted away)
530. The Tapang-Tree, Sarawak, BorneoThe smooth cylindrical trunks of this tree (Koompassia excelsa, Taub.) often rise to a height of 100 feet without a branch
232. Wild Pine Apple in Flower and Fruit, BorneoThe Pine Apple (Ananas sativus, Mill. var.) is believed to be really indigenous only in Brazil, whence it has spread to other countries, in some of which it has become naturalised and wild
Plant Pressing in Camp, BruneiA botanist from RBG Kew pressing plants collected on an RBG Kew expedition to Brunei, 1990
593. Orchids of Sarawak, BorneoDendrobium superbum, Rchb.f. having purple flowers with a darker lip; and Calanthe vestita, Wall. white and orange
591. Road Making in the Tegora Forest, Sarawak, Borneo
569. Pitcher Plants with Fern behind, Sarawak, BorneoNepenthes gracilis, Korth. The pitchers on young plants usually differ very much in shape and colouring from those of adult, plants. The fern is Gleichenia linearis
545. Forest Scene, Matang, Sarawak, BorneoButtressed tree and Orang-utan
543. View of Kuching and River, Sarawak, BorneoThe plant with Banana-like foliage on the left is the Madagascar Travellers Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis, Sonn.). It belongs to the same natural family as the Banana; but instead of yielding food
541. View of the Hill of Tegora, BorneoTall trunks of trees left standing here and there, showing the character of the forest before the quicksilver mines tempted civilised men to come and destroy it
540. Moonlight View from the Istana, Sarawak, Borneo
539. Malay Houses and CreekA view from the Istana, Sarawak, Borneo, with Areca Palm and old tree covered with epiphytes in the foreground
538. Flowers of Sarawak, BorneoThe large inflorescence with orange-red leaf-like bracts is Hosea Lobbiana, Ridley. Above, on the right, is a small white Passion-flower (Passiflora foetid, L.)
537. Fruit of Sandoricum and Green Gaper, BorneoThis fruit (Sandoricum indicum, Cay.) has an agreeable subacid flavour, and it is eaten in large quantities by the natives. The pulp mixed with rice and fermented furnishes an intoxicating drink
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