mt kinabalu

[soonsuseong]

my wife and i went to sabah mid october last year. of course, mt kinabalu is one place we wont want to miss. so, we went mountain climbing, ascend by mersilau and descend by timpohon. i would say that for plant enthusiasts, mersilau route is definitely better. lots of scenic points.

as we stayed in mersilau for 2 nights, we managed to visit the famous place where lots of rajah and burbridgea grow. they are everywhere and it is really strange, as all of them grow at an open area with lalang everywhere whereas before the river crossing, there were no pitcher plants at all, zilch. the secret apparently lies in the ultramafic soil. so, any die hard grower collect ultramafic soil for their plants? after the climb, the last thing i would want to do is to lug soil back!!

so, all you nep lovers, you guys must pay a visit to the sacred holy ground of neps, your seceond hometown!!!


newly opened burbridgea


they certainly love to pose....


another pose from the top model of the year....


the whole plant and it is huge...


this fusca doesnt want to be left out....




rajahs are a bit elusive and shy, always hidden in bushes




another newly opened pitcher


let me see, ali, kentosaurs, edwardyeeks and some others lining up for a pose........just joking guys, no offence!!!


the whole plant


on clear occasions..


few seconds later....it is all gone!!




rocks everywhere


the view is to die for



finally the alpinist, villosa. this one is hidden and yellow



under the sun, it is blood red


plenty of orchids for orchid lovers too


some fungi

hope you all like these pictures.... thanks for viewing.

[Amelie.Poulain]

You are really killing me here! The plants are simply gorgeous!

Makes you want to spend eternity among them plants.

[kentosaurs]

Hi Soon

Wahhhhhhhh soooo nice......................We should plan a trip there Anyways HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS THERE O.O.......

Argh Ali and edward i told you someone will find out we're auditioning for this

Ken

[soonsuseong]

at least the tentaculata has hairs on the heads!! haha!!

well, one fine day when you all are up there, you might come across some decomposted skeletal remains, fertilising the plants. the obvious conclusion is some nep lover sacrificed his/her life to the plants!! better still, you guys may peer into some gigantic cups and see someone's finger or something floating in the fluid! wont be me though, my wife wont allow it!! sorry for digressing, just my imagination running wild. seems like only 3 of us (soon, ken and athene) are running havoc in this forum!! jobless, i guess!

[kentosaurs]

jobless,

You wish! lol well we'll never know but hope that doesn't happen.

Ken

[NepNut]

A trip to Mt. Kinabalu is a "must" for any nep enthusiast... nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

[Aliamyz]

Wow Soon...i always wanted to go there but my parents are just too strict.Hamata looks like a hybrid between tentaculata and edwardsiana..just joking.
Form 3 is really really difficult you guys and since i'm in the first class,we are the one to participate in competition awaiting for another 9 classes to do theirs though.

So if you guys plan to go on a trip there,please invite me along.

Soon,thanx for sharing.Love the pics.

[Robert]

[quote=Aliamyz;12454]Wow Soon...i always wanted to go there but my parents are just too strict.
[quote]

Ali,when holiday come drag your parent along

[paphioboy]

The tentaculata are quite adorable, and I love the pic of villosa... I'm beginning to think it has larger fangs than hamata.. thanks for sharing, soon...

[kentosaurs]

Well even if it has larger teeth than a hamata still a hamata will look scarier.....Why? I guess because hamata has less "peristrome" meaning the teeths are not part of it.....When you look at it...It just looks like a pitcher with sharp long pointy teeth while for villosa it looks more like a odinary pitcher with larger teeth....Okays i have no idea what i'm even saying

Ken