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Ashoka Tree
Saraca indica
4.60444, 116.32
Field Notes
Description:
orange flowers, long stames, large tree 20 - 30m tall
Habitat:
tropical rainforest, along rivers
Notes:
I spotted a few of these trees growing along rivers in Sabah but the flowers were always too high up to get a close up of them. Finally I spotted a tree with flowers in reach, so I broke off a small branch to get some macros of the flowers. It wasn't without costs however. The blooms and stem were covered in small biting ants and by the time I got the branch I endured at least 10 bits from these ants. Though they were small, they pack a painful bite that also swelled after. Thankfully they didn't last too long.
Spotting 2600!
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