Jewel orchids are best known for their textured red and green leaves, which have a deep, velvety taste. Like other orchids, this plant also produces white or pale yellow flowers. Jewel orchids thrive on the surface of rainforests, so they don’t like a lot of direct sunlight. In fact, too much sun can wash away…

UVARIA RUFA / SUSONG KALABAW A rare, evergreen, scrambling or climbing, woody shrub to 5 m tall with elliptic leaves and small, pubescent, purple to dark red flowers followed by curious, clustered, finger-like, edible fruits with sweet, granular flesh. Uvaria rufa is widely distributed in open forests in southern and eastern tropical Asia between 400…

Tabelak durian, is a variant of Durio graveolens., which grows in lowland primary forests in northern Kalimantan, namely in Sabah Malaysia, is also found on the island of Sumatra, and several areas on the island of Borneo. Tabelak durian is a type of durian whose flesh has many color variations, such as dark red, pink,…

Alocasia suhirmaniana, is a species of the genus alocasia in the Araceae family group, which is found in Sulawesi. Species Alocasia suhirmaniana, is endemic to Sulawesi. It has smooth leaves, especially when exposed to the morning sun. The luster of the peltate leaves in turquoise green close to purple exudes a strong mystical impression. The…

According to botanists, Amorphophallus discophorus is rarer than Amorphophallus titanium and also rarely flowers. In Indonesia, Amorphophallus discophorus can only be found on a mountain in Central Java, which has a long dry climate. Although Amorphophallus titanium is an endemic plant in the tropical forests of West Sumatra, it turns out that this type of…