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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]
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species [ 3] of mainly lowland tropical forest trees. Their distribution is pantropical, from northern South America to Africa, the Seychelles, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. [ 4][ 5] The greatest diversity of Dipterocarpaceae occurs in Borneo. [ 6]
Malaysian Siamese. A group of Siamese theatre performers in Kuala Lebir (present day, Kuala Krai District ), Kelantan, July 1909. The Malaysian Siamese ( Malay: Orang Siam Malaysia) are an ethnicity or community who principally resides in Peninsular Malaysia which is a relatively homogeneous cultural region to Southern Burma and Southern ...
Pos Malaysia, the parent company of Pos Laju, has its roots in the early postal services established during the Straits Settlements era in the 1800s. The mail system back then primarily served to facilitate communications between the British colonies. After Malaysia gained independence in 1957, the mail system was nationalized, leading to the ...
Tin mining is one of the earliest type of mining operated in Malaysia, starting in the 1820s in Perak and in 1824 in Selangor. [ 1] The development of mining industries in Malaysia attracted many Chinese immigrants who came to the state in 18th and 19th centuries to work and develop the mines. [ 2] The majority of Malayan tin mined prior to the ...
Putrajaya Botanical Garden. / 2.947500°N 101.696472°E / 2.947500; 101.696472. Putrajaya Botanical Garden ( Malay: Taman Botani Putrajaya) is a botanical garden in Presint 1, Putrajaya, Malaysia. It was opened on 31 August 2001 and spans over an area of 93 hectares. The garden is divided into five sections, which are Explorer's Trail ...
Bernam River Airfield. Sepang, Kuala Lumpur. KUL. WMKK. Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Subang (outskirts of Shah Alam, Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya ) SZB.