#sumatranplant

Nepenthes tenuis is the second smallest species in its genus (pitcher size), endemic to West Sumatra, and only rediscovered in the wild in 2002. Occurs in mossy forests above 1000m, endangered.

This is the second largest (about 1.5 m tall) Begonia species I came across in Sumatra, the habitat is a cool montane forest around 1900m above sea level. (Mt. Talang West Sumatra)

Nepenthes mikei, another endemic species from Sumatra. It can be found in both North Sumatra and Aech. Grows in high altitude mossy forest as a slender climber, characterised by black mottled pitchers. 迈克猪笼草

This slipper orchid (Paphippedilum victoria-mariae) is endemic to Western Sumatra, its habitat is montane forests around 2,000m.

Papilionanthe hookeriana (syn. Vanda hookeriana) , is the pollen parent of the Singaporean national flower Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim. Here in the swamp forest of northern Sumatra, it grows in floating islands formed by other aquatic plants.

It took three trips to photograph this stinky but absolutely amazing parasitic plant: Rhizanthes infanticida. It has a similar lifestyle as its cousin Rafflesia, in fact, they grow next to each other in this forest in West Sumatra.