Flora of Borneo explained

The flora of Borneo include 15 species of dicot tree, 37 species of non-tree dicot and 49 species of monocot endemic to the rich forest of Brunei Darussalam.^[1] Borneo is also home to the world's largest flower, the "corpse flower" (Rafflesia arnoldii), which can reach nearly 3abbr=offNaNabbr=off in diameter and up to 15lb in weight.^[2] Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is divided between three countries: Brunei in the north, the Malaysian constituent states of Sarawak and Sabah, and the 5 Kalimantan provinces of Indonesia^[3] (note that in Indonesian, "Kalimantan" refers to the entire island of Borneo).^[4]

The tallest tropical trees of the world are in Borneo. They are in the family Dipterocarpaceae.^[5]

See also

• Biodiversity of Borneo
• Fauna of Borneo

Notes and References

1. Kamariah A.S, K.M. Wong (1999): "Forests and Trees of Brunei Darussalam", Universiti Brunei Darussalam
2. Web site: Floral Giants From Humble Beginnings. 2008. Tree of Life : Exhibits : Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. New Haven, CT, United States. 5 May 2020. 24 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124005704/https://peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/tree-of-life/floral-giants-from-humble-beginnings. dead.
3. 30 December 2019. Borneo. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc.. 5 May 2020.
4. Web site: Kalimantan. 24 October 2016. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc.. 5 May 2020.
5. Matt Hamilton, Martin Mészáros, Sabine Holzer . 23 May 2021 . Borneo – Earth’s Ancient Eden . Television . English . Vienna . Terra Mater Factual Studios .