stepheus

What the. I thought we'd nvr find anything like that at our place! nice pics, certainly an eye opener since I ve not seen those albeit living in Malaysia all my life, at the capital city at least. I would certainly try Ottelia alismoides. Looks like an awesome plant.

zQ.

I've found this in my country too ! And its living in a rice field I've try to keep it in my aquarium but with low light and high flow rate it been stunted to some thing like this :

And this is it original form from the rice field.

Chuppy

That was my first reaction there stepheus... we can find nice specimens in our place.. places that are untouched by huge development.. places like pahang.. kedah.. especially sabah and sarawak... you can't really find a lot of things here in penang.. too much development... no proper stream/river.. i think it is the same in KL..

SCMurphy

Unfortunately Ottelia alismoides is an invasive species in the US, it is on the list of noxious weeds as it seems to like to take over rice paddies in Louisiana. You guys get to try it out, we have to sit back and spectate some more. C. striolata on the other hand....

junglemike

Thanks to everyone for viewing my pictures.

Yes,Ottelia alismoides will looks like Blyxa (long & slender leaf)when you planted it in your tank.....I don't why, but anyone can explain that?


I still got photos of Crypt elliptica to post....need sometimes to upload.

Khamul1of9

I'm sure if it is an invasive here in the US, then it would be allowed to go collecting

junglemike

When I walked up to 1,500 feet, I saw a jungle trail and then I hiked along the trail & I found a small stream. I saw 2 species of Utricularia (a type of carnivorous plant) growing in the water or near the stream.

The jungle trail. (note: there is a N. albomarginata on the foreground):





Utricularia involvens




Close-up of the flower of Utricularia involvens :





Utricularia minutissima

junglemike

August 12, 2007. I decided to go to explore southern Kedah and northern Perak to find a rare species of Cryptocoryne - Crypt. elliptica. This was a mission impossible because nobody really knows where to find it except the old location which has already been destroyed caused by development. Some people still found Crypt. in the old location at Perak, but all those Crypt. are the common Crypt. minima.


The jungle of southern Kedah:






There are a lot of rivers in southern Kedah but I couldn't find any Crypt.




Another river:





A jungle stream:

junglemike

Caught Devario regina..




Betta pugnax:




Betta pugnax:

junglemike

After 2 hours of exploring in the jungle of Kedah, I was almost exhausted and it rained suddenly at noon. The rain stopped half an hour later. I decided to go back to the starting point. When I reached the spot where I parked my car, I saw a muddy stream not far away from the big river. I quickly ran to the stream and found something growing in the water......but when I get closer, I found out it was the common Barclaya motleyi. I was very disappointed but I decided to try my luck in another location near the border of Kedah & Perak.


Barclaya motleyi.




To be continued....