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Forest landscape

Layers of green forest fading into mist in Kinabalu Park, Sabah
Kinabalu Park, Sabah.

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Species names and family placement were cross-checked with iNaturalist taxonomy and the linked botanical resources. Descriptions are original summaries, not copied passages. A photograph’s location is not assumed to match the species range. Where an image shows a preserved specimen, its alternative text and description say so.

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Vatica rassak

Botanical source: NParks.

Taxonomy cross-check: Vatica rassak on iNaturalist.

Photograph: 106611639464075912591, CC-BY-NC-SA. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) 106611639464075912591, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by 106611639464075912591.

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Vatica mangachapoi

Botanical source: MyBIS.

Taxonomy cross-check: Vatica mangachapoi on iNaturalist.

Photograph: island-lover, CC-BY-NC. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) island-lover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Dipterocarpus grandiflorus

Botanical source: World Agroforestry.

Taxonomy cross-check: Dipterocarpus grandiflorus on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Randi Agusti, CC-BY-NC. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Randi Agusti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Randi Agusti.

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Dipterocarpus kerrii

Botanical source: World Flora Online.

Taxonomy cross-check: Dipterocarpus kerrii on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Christian Gilli, CC-BY-NC. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Christian Gilli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christian Gilli.

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Actinodaphne malaccensis

Botanical source: Kew POWO.

Taxonomy cross-check: Actinodaphne malaccensis on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Samuel Lee, CC-BY. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Samuel Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Samuel Lee.

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Actinodaphne pruinosa

Botanical source: Species overview and cited Kew reference.

Taxonomy cross-check: Actinodaphne pruinosa on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC-BY-NC. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Beilschmiedia madang

Botanical source: NParks.

Taxonomy cross-check: Beilschmiedia madang on iNaturalist.

Photograph: pbsg, CC-BY. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) pbsg, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by pbsg.

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Beilschmiedia kunstleri

Botanical source: University of Malaya research.

Taxonomy cross-check: Beilschmiedia kunstleri on iNaturalist.

Photograph: borala, CC-BY-NC. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) borala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Canarium odontophyllum

Botanical source: NParks.

Taxonomy cross-check: Canarium odontophyllum on iNaturalist.

Photograph: filibot.web, CC-BY-NC-SA. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) filibot.web, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Canarium littorale

Botanical source: World Flora Online.

Taxonomy cross-check: Canarium littorale on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Akmal Idham, CC-BY-NC. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Akmal Idham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Dacryodes rostrata

Botanical source: NParks.

Taxonomy cross-check: Dacryodes rostrata on iNaturalist.

Photograph: filibot.web, CC-BY-NC-SA. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) filibot.web, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Dacryodes laxa

Botanical source: MyBIS.

Taxonomy cross-check: Dacryodes laxa on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Yusran E. Ritonga, CC-BY-NC. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Yusran E. Ritonga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Yusran E. Ritonga.

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Horsfieldia irya

Botanical source: Kew POWO.

Taxonomy cross-check: Horsfieldia irya on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Reuben C. J. Lim, CC-BY-NC-SA. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Reuben C. J. Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Horsfieldia superba

Botanical source: MyBIS.

Taxonomy cross-check: Horsfieldia superba on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Reuben C. J. Lim, CC-BY-NC-SA. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Reuben C. J. Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Myristica fragrans

Botanical source: NParks.

Taxonomy cross-check: Myristica fragrans on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Ramesh NG, CC-BY-SA. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Ramesh NG, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).

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Myristica iners

Botanical source: Kew POWO.

Taxonomy cross-check: Myristica iners on iNaturalist.

Photograph: Akmal Idham, CC-BY-NC. Original attribution supplied by iNaturalist: (c) Akmal Idham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Akmal Idham.

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