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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| 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 |
| spellingShingle | QK Botany SB Plant culture 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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