Dipterocarp trees. The dipterocarps are a family of hardwood, tropical trees comprising about 500 species, with about 300 species (if I’m not mistaken) located on the island of Borneo.
Borneo is their center of gravity, followed by Peninsular Malaysia, South Thailand, and then Sumatra – basically the evergreen tropical rainforests of the Sunda region is where they thrive. There are many genera, like Shorea, Dipterocarpus, Anisoptera, Dryobalanops, Parashorea, Vatica, Hopea, Cotylelobium, and Neobalanocarpus, with Malay names like Meranti, Balau, Kapur, Chengal, and Keruing, among others. Dipterocarps “can” grow very tall and large, and they form a very large proportion of the rainforest canopy here in Peninsular Malaysia. An extensive study showed that up to 57% of the emergent layer of the lowland forest in Peninsular Malaysia is composed of diperocarps.
In Sarawak, dipterocarps comprise even more of the emergent and canopy layer, at 75%, while in Sabah, it can be as high as 90%. Landscape-green-landscape-mountain-nature-tree-water.jpg (JPEG Image, 1920 × 1080 pixels) - Scaled (44%) Amazing Nimbus: 25 Breathtaking Photographs of Beautiful Cloud Formation. When you look at clouds, you find the most interesting of shapes.
The layers of white and gray overlap each other beautifully and result in amazing cloud formations. Today we shall share with you all some such formations through their perfect photographs. Check them out below. Note: These are hi-res images, just click on images to see full size view Photograph by Rolland Hartstrom Photograph by Bryan and Cherry Alexander Photographer unknown Photo source: Buzzfeed Photograph by wittap Photo source: Imgur Photograph by Yevgen Timashov Photo source: Reddit Photograph by BJORN OLSEN Photograph by Sigríður B Vilhjálmsdóttir Photograph by brucedene Photograph by Arnar Birgisson Photograph by raquhel Photograph by Andrew Photograph by Isaac Gutiérrez Pascual.
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We'll be publishing Amazing Places as a book in late 2012. Plitvice, a watery paradise in Croatia. In recent years, Croatia has changed from a relative unknown to one of the trendiest destinations in Europe. To a great extent this is due to the country's rocky littoral, which, washed by the Adriatic, is considered one of the most beautiful of the Mediterranean coastlines. Then there is the rich history and cultural heritage of medieval towns such as Dubrovnik, Split and Sibenik. But the well-deserved popularity also depends on the protected natural areas, which make up some ten per cent of the country's area. Eight areas enjoy national park status – a very high number for a relatively small country.
Of these, Plitvice is the best known. Use the left and right arrow keys to view the images Plitvice Lakes National Park is in the Lika region of Croatia and lies in a plateau surrounded by three mountains, not far from the border with Bosnia The park is criss-crossed by a series of paths and trails that allow visitors to explore the area and observe the flora and fauna.