Pulai Trail Urban Forest

Category: Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini?

  • Tube trapdoor spider

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini? Si Pulai reveals a secret hiding beneath the leaf litter, the Tube Trapdoor Spider (Damarchus workmani), a patient hunter that builds a silk-lined tunnel and waits behind its own trapdoor for the perfect ambush.     Our friend here has a rather shy demeanor—it’s the Tube Trapdoor Spider (Damarchus workmani).…

  • Planthopper

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini? Si Pulai notices a tiny planthopper clinging to stems like a living leaf-shape. Introducing, planthopper (Ricanoptera sp), a miniature hopper that blends into the forest with clever disguise.     The Ricaniidae planthopper, like our clever friend here, has developed unique traits that help it thrive in its environment. One…

  • Rajah Brooke’s birdwing

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini? Si Pulai greets a legendary butterfly gliding like stained glass through the canopy. Introducing, Rajah Brooke’s birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana), one of the forest’s most regal wings.     Look who we have here, The Rajah Brooke’s birdwing, Malaysia’s national butterfly! Our friend here is a true national treasure and a…

  • Simpoh ayer

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini? Si Pulai greets a sturdy shrub that brightens open edges with broad leaves and golden flowers. Introducing, Simpoh ayer (Dillenia suffruticosa), a familiar trail-side plant that shelters birds, insects, and shade-loving life.     This is a remarkable shrub friend known as Dillenia suffruticosa, or “Simpoh Ayer.” She is a…

  • Banded Yeoman

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini? Si Pulai spots a fast, sunlit flier dancing through the undergrowth. Introducing, Banded Yeoman (Cirrochroa orissa orissa), a butterfly whose banded wings bring motion and color to the forest path.     On a sunny morning, a group of visitors came to our sanctuary, the Pulai Trail. They were here…

  • Pulai tree

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini? Meet the Pulai tree (Alstonia angustiloba), the tree that gave Pulai Trail its name. With its fragrant flowers and wind-carried seeds, the Pulai tree helps our rainforest grow and regenerate.     Greetings! I’m Alstonia angustiloba, but my friends call me Pulai. This trail is named after me!   As…

  • Pinanga malaiana

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari ini? It is a blessing that palms like Pinanga malaiana are so commonly found in forests. Read to find out why Si Pulai resepects even the smaller plants of his forest.

  • Trogonoptera brookiana

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini? Si Pulai is pleased to confirm that Malaysia’s national butterfly makes his home in his forest, behold our national treasure the Rajah Brooke Birdwing!

  • Arenga pinnata

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini? With a name like Sugar Palm, you’d think this plant was all about sweet deliciousness, but this palm has a core of remarkable strength, tells Si Pulai, who knows his forest friends best.

  • Cosmophasis umbratica

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    Apa Cerita Pulai Hari Ini? Si Pulai explains why a tiny jeweled jumping spider needs to put his best foot forward!