Borneo's nature is rich in unique plant life, which is central to the culture and survival of many of its people. This is revealed in a new biocultural database developed by researchers at the ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of pitcher plant on the Malaysian island of Borneo, with leaves covered in hairs resembling orangutan fur. This plant, named Nepenthes pongoides ...

The property has been identified as a Centre of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia; it contains representatives from at least half of all Borneo’s plant species and is exceptionally rich in species ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The ...

Rainforests serve as the abode of some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, making them a perfect place for ...

Borneo’s unique plants and animals helped inspire the great 19th century naturalist Alfred Russell Wallace to formulate his theories on natural selection, concurrent with, but independent of, Darwin’s ...

“We mostly think about plant signaling as targeting sight and smell, but here these plants are not so much giving a ‘shout out’ but a ‘shout back’ to the bats to come on over,” Rohan Clarke, an ...

A look at Borneo - the richest rainforest island of all, home to 60,000 species of plants and animals. 6,000 of them are unique, and more are discovered almost daily. Show more Borneo is the ...

Rafflesia (Rafflesia keithii), Borneo. This plant has no stem or leaves, instead it is a parasite on a vine. By feeding on its host, rafflesia is able to produce the world's biggest flower ...

Many of Borneo’s languages are endemic ... They use motif designs of snakes, birds and plants, sometimes combined, to symbolise meanings such as bravery, patience and beauty. The motifs are symbolic ...