The Aroids of the Matang Massif Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo 1 : Kubah National Park

The Matang Massif comprises a sandstone block rising to more than 900 m (2980 ft) above sea level situated roughly 22 km (13.5 miles) NW of Kuching. Together with two isolated but geologically similar peaks – Gunung (Mount) Singgai and Gunung Berendang – the Matang Massif forms an area of outstandin...

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Main Authors: Boyce, P.C, Wong, Sin Yeng
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Language:English
Published: International Aroid Society , Inc. 2007
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description The Matang Massif comprises a sandstone block rising to more than 900 m (2980 ft) above sea level situated roughly 22 km (13.5 miles) NW of Kuching. Together with two isolated but geologically similar peaks – Gunung (Mount) Singgai and Gunung Berendang – the Matang Massif forms an area of outstanding biological importance not only because of the uninterrupted tropical forest encompassing a variety of ecologies but also because of the historical links to Odoardo Beccari (1843 – 1920), an Italian botanist and naturalist who can be rightly regarded as one of the founding figures of biological research in Sarawak.
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spelling unimas-72862015-04-28T01:34:58Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7286/ The Aroids of the Matang Massif Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo 1 : Kubah National Park Boyce, P.C Wong, Sin Yeng QK Botany SB Plant culture The Matang Massif comprises a sandstone block rising to more than 900 m (2980 ft) above sea level situated roughly 22 km (13.5 miles) NW of Kuching. Together with two isolated but geologically similar peaks – Gunung (Mount) Singgai and Gunung Berendang – the Matang Massif forms an area of outstanding biological importance not only because of the uninterrupted tropical forest encompassing a variety of ecologies but also because of the historical links to Odoardo Beccari (1843 – 1920), an Italian botanist and naturalist who can be rightly regarded as one of the founding figures of biological research in Sarawak. International Aroid Society , Inc. 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7286/1/The%20Aroids%20of%20the%20Matang%20Massif%20Sarawak%2C%20Malaysian%20Borneo%201%20%20Kubah%20National%20Park.pdf Boyce, P.C and Wong, Sin Yeng (2007) The Aroids of the Matang Massif Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo 1 : Kubah National Park. The IAS Newsletter, 29 (4). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2330-295X http://www.aroid.org/gallery/wong/The%20Aroids%20of%20the%20Matang%20Massif%20I%20-%20Kubah%20National%20Park%20-%20%5BThe%20IAS%20Newsletter%2029%284%29%2C%201-5%5D%20-%20Boyce%20%26%20Wong%202007.pdf
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Boyce, P.C
Wong, Sin Yeng
The Aroids of the Matang Massif Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo 1 : Kubah National Park
title The Aroids of the Matang Massif Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo 1 : Kubah National Park
title_full The Aroids of the Matang Massif Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo 1 : Kubah National Park
title_fullStr The Aroids of the Matang Massif Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo 1 : Kubah National Park
title_full_unstemmed The Aroids of the Matang Massif Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo 1 : Kubah National Park
title_short The Aroids of the Matang Massif Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo 1 : Kubah National Park
title_sort aroids of the matang massif sarawak, malaysian borneo 1 : kubah national park
topic QK Botany
SB Plant culture
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