Borneo - Mount Kinabalu

[dan_t]

Hi everyone

Finally got round to posting these. I've got loads of pics from around this area, but I thought I'd share a few that might be of more interest to you...

Just an overall view of this stunning mountain. It's just over 4000 m tall and as you walk up it, you go through different microenvironments - it's incredible!

There were loads of Coelogynes and Dendrochilums in flower when I was up there, plus the odd Dendrobium and an Eria (plus others that I couldn't hope to id!).

Anyway, up in the Botanic Gardens at 1300 m, there were these Paphs looking pretty happy:

Paph dayanum

and a load of roths (only a couple in flower though!)

Hope you enjoy!

Dan

 

[Ron-NY]

thanks Dan...would love to see more pics

 

[CodPaph]

very very nice

 

[SlipperFan]

Imagine working there!

 

[Ross]

Thanks for the wonderful pictures. I hope you can post more when you have time.

 

[Greenpaph]

I love those photos!

thanks

 

[JeanLux]

thanks for posting!!!! must have been a super experience!! Jean

 

[PAPIPAF]

what a wonderful world, this one!

 

[paphjoint]

Wonderful pictures keep them coming

 

[nikv]

What a wonderful adventure! Thanks for sharing your photos with us!

 

[john mickel]

Terra cotta - Pots and coarse media ? bark and charcoal ?

 

[john mickel]

Wow

Any snakes - No collecting right - Ray Rands and Lance got the last

 

[NYEric]

Thanx for sharing.

 

[SlipperKing]

I want more!!! more pics,, more pics...more!

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: BEAUTIFUL!!! :clap: Thanks!

 

[dan_t]

These plants were in a protected area of the gardens - we managed to talk our way into the area, but couldn't spend much time in it. This, as you can imagine, is where all the roths are kept! I didn't have time to examine the potting medium, but they were all in terracotta, under semi-shade, but pretty much exposed to the direct sunlight. The one outside had very light colour leaves - almost yellow...!
The temps there while I was visiting was maximum high 20's to about 13 at night (all in oC), as it was just before the monsoon period...

I couldn't stray much from the paths, so I didn't get to see any roths in the wild. I did wander off the paths every so often, but not too much - only when I saw something in flower I wanted to get closer to.

Anyway, I'll post more flower pics in the non-slipper section, as I didn't see anymore of these in flower than this!

Dan

 

[NYEric]

Thanx for sharing.