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Malaysia is located on the equator and various topography, including mountains, lowlands and coastal areas, contribute to its botanical diversity. In addition, Malaysia's flora has also been influenced by human activity, including agriculture, trade, and urbanization. Some plants have been introduced to Malaysia from other parts of the world ...
Malaysia is a Megadiverse country, [1] of which two thirds is covered in forest [2] which is believed to be 130million years old. [3] It is composed of a variety of types, although they are mainly dipterocarp forests. [4] There are an estimated 8,500 species of vascular plants in Peninsular Malaysia, with another 15,000 in the East. [5]
Labisia pumila (kacip Fatimah, / ˈ k ɑː tʃ ɪ p f ɑː t ɪ m ɑː /) is a flowering plant in the family Primulaceae native to Malaysia. [2] It is a small, woody and leafy plant with leaves of 20 cm (7.9 in) in length, and grows widely in the shade of the tropical forest floor.
Flora Malesiana is a multi-volume flora describing the vascular plants of Malesia (the biogeographical region consisting of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea ), published by the National Herbarium of the Netherlands since 1950. It currently consists of 204 full treatments, covering about 20% of a ...
The Semang are an ethnic-minority group of the Malay Peninsula. [ 5][ 6] They live in mountainous and isolated forest regions of Perak, Pahang, Kelantan [ 7] and Kedah of Malaysia [ 8] and the southern provinces of Thailand. [ 9] The Semang are among the different ethnic groups of Southeast Asia who, based on their dark skin and other perceived ...
Raja Zarith Sofiah was born at Batu Gajah Hospital, in Perak, on 14 August 1959 as the third child and second daughter of Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak and Raja Perempuan Muzwin binti Raja Ariff Shah. [ 1][ 2] Her parents were first step-cousins once removed. She is a second step-cousin of Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak.
Malaysia men's national field hockey team, Malaysia women's national field hockey team: 1998 27: SPICE Arena: 13,000: Bayan Lepas: Penang: The 2000 SUKMA games is one of the first events held in PISA. It is the largest and the most comprehensive multi-purpose indoor venue on the Penang island. 2000 28: Axiata Arena: 10,000: Kuala Lumpur: Kuala ...
v. t. e. Independence Day ( Malay: Hari Merdeka ), also known as National Day ( Hari Kebangsaan ), is the independence day of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire. [ 1][ 2] It commemorates the Malayan Declaration of Independence of 31 August 1957, and is defined in article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia. [ 3]