UM's Very Own Cocoa Tree
by Vanessa Ting Cornering the Ambang Asuhan Jepun is a dense, low-growing tree with two trunks. Not really. If you look carefully, there...
Eco Explorace
by Vanessa Ting Above: A photo exhibition, 'Wildlife in UM', was also held at the Rimba Ilmu exhibition hall. On the 27th of September...
Butterfly? Or Moth?
by Vanessa Ting Hands down, butterflies and moths are easily recognised from beetles and flies, but trying to tell a butterfly from a...
The Return of the Clove
by Vanessa Ting Once upon a time, there was a clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum) at the entrance of the Rimba Ilmu building. It was a...
The Changeable Lizard
by Vanessa Ting The Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) is easily seen and photographed because it loves basking in the sun. It has...
The Palmyra Palm of Many Uses
by Vanessa Ting Above: Two handsome Palmyra Palms at the centre of Rimba Ilmu's carpark. If there is any argument about University of...
The Brazil-nut Tree
by Vanessa Ting Above: The Brazil-nut Tree at the UM Main Library at sunset. There is a tree at the carpark of the UM Main Library which...
Tiger Orchid blooming in Rimba Ilmu!
by Vanessa Ting The TIger Orchid is flowering in Rimba Ilmu botanic garden, University of Malaya (medicinal plants section). This...
The Bunga Tanjung Tree
by Vanessa Ting As a sweet fragrance steals through the grounds of Third College during the evening of a hot day, you might be forgiven...
The Borneo Camphor Tree
by Vanessa Ting Kapur, or Borneo Camphor Tree (Dryobalanops aromatica) is a gigantic tree, growing up to a height of 60 metres. As a...
