Monday, May 07, 2007

Maliau Basin Lost World field trip an eye-opener


TAWAU: One look and 16-year-old Lazarus Simpir immediately recognised a Tongkat Ali tree (Eurycoma longifolia) on the jungle trail.

He identified it through the shape of its leaves, stem and berry-like fruits.

The Murut lad from Saliku, Nabawan, said the fibrous Tongkat Ali leaves would return to their original shape even if they were crumpled.

He learnt this during a recent three-day study tour organised by Yayasan Sabah and Shell at the Maliau Basin Conservation Area, about 180km from here.

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