Plants of Bukit Lunchu & UA Waterfall 伦楚山的植物及 UA 瀑布

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CL finally revealed that she and Tiong had been testing my endurance during the past four hiking trips. Now that they knew I could safely complete the loop with them (although I was lagging behind 😂 ), today they felt more assured to leisurely introduce me to some of the plants at Bukit Lunchu. 

Late afternoon sun over the Plentong Blue Lake.

Simpor 星果木, the national flower of Brunei. The leaves are can be used to wrap tempeh.

Soapbush 毛野牡丹 The berries are quite yummy! We jokingly called them our Malaysian blueberries.

A braid-like liana.

One prominent feature in Bukit Lunchu is liana 藤本植物. They are long-stemmed, woody vines that climb or twine around other plants. According to Tiong, the thinner ones are at least 100 years old while the thicker ones are probably 300 years old! 

An open-heart tree root.

This round mushroom reminds me of a pizza dough 😄

Lots of pitcher plants. I didn't even notice until CL pointed them out to me.

Rock covered in green and yellow moss.

CL said wild boars use their snouts to dig the ground looking for their favorite delicacies--earthworms! This is the aftermath.

An unknown animal track.

Tiong baptizing himself at the UA Waterfall.

With CL & Wee.

Mossy rock next to the waterfall.



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