Colours Of FRIM

  Horsfieldia superba or Cabbage-leafed nutmeg belongs to the  Myristicaceae or nutmeg family. It is locally known as penarahan.  The tree size is [...]

Xanthostemon chrysanthusor golden penda belongs to the Myrtaceae family. It is commonly known as Jambu kuning by the locals. The golden penda is [...]

Upuna borneensis is a monotypic plant, meaning that there is only one species in this genus. This dipterocarp species is endemic to Borneo, [...]

If the angsana were famed for its carpet of yellow, a flowering jelutong Dyera costulata offers a carpet of white. The ground underneath [...]

Samanea saman or Rain Tree originated from South America and was brought into the Malay Peninsular in 1876. This species has been introduced [...]

Polyalthia stenopetala (Annonaceae) is a shrub or small slender tree up to 10 m tall. This is a lowland forest species, common throughout [...]

Shorea hemsleyana or locally known as meranti daun besar is a representative of the red meranti group of Dipterocarpaceae from the swamp forests. [...]

Lagerstroemia floribunda originates from tropical Southeast Asia. It is a member of the Lythraceae family, which also includes henna and pomegranate. The genus [...]

The "crown-shyness" phenomenon, popularly known among FRIM staff and the public, is formed by Dryobalanops aromatica (kapur). The kapur trees in the campus [...]

Aurum in Latin means gold, and aureus, golden. As its scientific name Utricularia aurea, and its common name Golden Floating Bladderwort  implies, this is [...]