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5 plants worth knowing

Brunei

Brunei, a small sultanate on the northern coast of Borneo, is one of the most heavily forested countries in Asia – forest covers more than 70% of its territory. The equatorial, very humid climate favours lowland dipterocarp forest, while mangroves, peat swamp forests and nutrient-poor kerangas heath forests stretch along the coast and the river valleys. The pristine rainforest of Ulu Temburong is especially precious.

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where it grows

plants in our catalogue; native and endemic according to WCVP (Kew) · source
  1. Simpor 1

    shrub · National flower of Brunei

    native

    Simpor

    Dillenia suffruticosa

    The large, bright yellow flowers of the simpor adorn the one-dollar banknote and brighten almost every patch of wasteland in Brunei.
  2. Sago palm 2

    palm

    cultivated

    Sago palm

    Metroxylon sagu

    Sago flour from the trunk of this palm makes ambuyat – a sticky, translucent mass regarded as Brunei’s national dish.
  3. Nipa palm 3

    palm

    native

    Nipa palm

    Nypa fruticans

    A trunkless palm that forms green walls along the Brunei River – its leaves once roofed the houses built over the water.
  4. Raffles’ pitcher plant 4

    climber

    native

    Raffles’ pitcher plant

    Nepenthes rafflesiana

    One of Borneo’s most spectacular pitcher plants – its speckled traps can measure more than 30 cm.
  5. Alan 5

    tree

    native

    Alan

    Rubroshorea albida

    A giant of the peat swamp forests that in Brunei forms almost single-species stands 50 m tall.