Alocasia guttata bullatta, is a variant of the Alocasia guttata species from the Araceae family. This plant has exotic leaves and is very popular among Araceae enthusiasts. The shape of the leaves is rather round, thick and shiny. The stalk is shorter than the leaf blade, also highlighting the beautiful side of the color and…

If so far you have mostly found purple mangosteens, don’t be surprised if you find white mangosteen-like fruit hanging on the tree. Because, in fact, there is a mangosteen variant with a white color. The white mangosteen fruit is the same as the mangosteen fruit in general, but the difference lies in the white color…

Syzygium versteegii (Lauterb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry Syzygium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. This genus consists of approximately 1200-1800 species, and has a native range extending from Africa and Madagascar through south Asia east through the Pacific. The highest levels of diversity occur from Malaysia to northeastern Australia, where…

Hydriastele selebica (Becc.) W.J.Baker & Loo, The native range of this species is SE. Sulawesi. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. A slender beauty native to rainforests on the Island of Sulawesi (Celebes). It is best suited to tropical climates where it can be grown in sun…

Musa lawitiensis is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to the island of Borneo (both the Indonesian and Malaysian portions). It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20. Musa lawitiensis var lawitiensis is re-described based on fi eld studies in…