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Field Notes

Description:

It's a star-shaped flower. Observed two different colorations: golden yellow and red. The flower buds are shaped like flanged maces. They remind me of starfruits and cookies =a

Habitat:

Shrub layer, tropical rainforests.

Notes:

Photographed near Gunung Bunga Buah, Pahang, Malaysia.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
ZulhilmiGhouse
I found a book about Mount Kinabalu plants at the university library today. It happened to have a picture of M. frondosa =) Yeah. M. phillipica looks similar, too. Hmmm... How do we decide?
craigwilliams
Well done! How did you dig that one out? Might be M. phillipica too. Yours seems to have shiny more leathery leaves than frondosa.
ZulhilmiGhouse
Could they be Mussaenda frondosa? Seems quite similar.
craigwilliams
Another curiosity! I found another photo of this online but it was also without ID......hope someone can help.
alicelongmartin
Next we need to lay a Star fish next to them. Fascinating!

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PublishedNovember 4, 2011

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