DAY 1 - Kota Tinggi area
Kota Tinggi is located near Sungai Johor at the southern part of Johor. It is the largest district with a land area of 3,488 square km.
The street of Kota Tinggi.
The clock tower.
First location : a creek near Kota Tinggi where Cryptocoryne schulzei is growing abundantly here.
A patch of Cryptocoryne schulzei.
Spathe of Cryptocoryne schulzei
Close-up picture of spathe.
Cryptocoryne schulzei
Barclaya rotundifolia
Close up picture of Barclaya rotundifolia
Barclaya rotundifolia
Barclaya motleyi.
Barclaya motleyi.
Crypt. griffithii ???
Crypt. griffithii ???
Blyxa sp. This species has very slender leaves.
Blyxa sp.
Exploring deep into freshwater swamp.
Found Crypt. nurii.
Wild elephant dung. Compared to my hometown Sarawak, the jungle in Peninsular Malaysia is much dangerous to explore as there are wild elephants, tigers or large mammals which may attack human.
Next location is a small pond at an oil palm plantation where new species of Crypt. is discovered by our fellow hobbyists recently.
The spathe of the new species of Crypt.
The spathe of the new species of Crypt.
The spathe of the new species of Crypt.
The developing spathe of the new species of Crypt.
Crypt. sp. (new to science).
Crypt. sp. (new to science).
Crypt. sp. (new to science).
Crypt. sp. (new to science).
Betta pugnax (female) is found abundantly here.
Betta pugnax (male).
