Discovered in the ultramafic mountains in central Sabah, the species was named for the orangutan, due to its hairs’ striking resemblance to the great ape’s long, dark, rusty-red hair. Orangutan ...
KOTA KINABALU: A type of giant hairy pitcher plant which was first photographed in 2004, has officially been named after it was recognised as a new species and classified as Critically Endangered.
A newly described species of pitcher plant, one of the largest and furriest ever found, has been identified on a wild mountain in Borneo, Malaysia. The underside of the leaves of Nepenthes pongoides ...