Plants in the wild: Nepenthes villosa
In 2016, I was fortunate enough to observe Nepenthes villosa growing in the wild on my climb of Mt Kinabalu. Occurring at the highest elevations, the species grows in a specialist environment…
A Journey Through Sumatra – Part 3 (North Sumatra)
Read Part 1: Jambi Read Part 2: West Sumatra Lake Toba Having already experienced the horrors of the Trans-Sumatran Highway, I shuddered as I boarded the overnight, overly air-conditioned bus.…
A Journey Through Sumatra – Part 2 (West Sumatra)
Read Part 1: Jambi Read Part 3: North Sumatra Gunung Talang West Sumatra is known for its chain of volcanic peaks, each dramatically rising high out of the lowlands. These…
A Journey Though Sumatra – Part 1 (Jambi)
Read Part 2: West Sumatra Read Part 3: North Sumatra KerinciThe journey to Jambi Province on the mountainous west coast of Sumatra was long and arduous. After a sleepless night…