On 22 September 2011, I had a trip to Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam (formely known as Taman Sri Cahaya Bukit Cerakah Shah Alam) with my students. This trip is purposely conducted for CW102 course practical requirement. Frankly speaking, I had a very enjoyable and unforgettable almost 3 hours memories trekking and tagging the major species of lowland dipterocarp forest.
Earlier in the morning, I' m quite worried when seeing the cloud getting darker seems we are going to have a heavy rains as happened yesterday. But I always and do believed that every single activities that I have planned purposely for giving my students knowledge of the majestic forms of our Almighty, it will occurs without any major incidents. All praise to Allah for blessing our trekking today.
Me and my pupils gesture "we did it".
Me in front one of Koompassia malaccensis (kempas) tagged tree.
The steep buttresses of Koompassia malaccensis (kempas) behind me.
Hanif, Farid and Amirul measuring the Shorea parvifolia bole girth.
Descending the trail.
Me and Mr. Kamal always together wherever I go.
A beautiful scenery at arboretum, Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam.
Blood red inner bark indicated Red Meranti Group of Shorea species and this is Shorea macroptera bole.
Shorea macroptera is the one of the most abundant species that flourish in this type of forest here and it is easily identified by "blood-red" coloured of inner bark through cut or scrap-off, shallow fissured and brownish-orange coloured oblong leaves.
A very distinctive oblong brownish-orange Shorea macroptera leaf.
Leaves of Shorea macroptera.
Irregularly shallow fissured bole of Shorea macroptera (Melantai).
Steep and sharp buttresses of Shorea macroptera (Melantai).
Regularly shallow fissured of Shorea parvifolia (Meranti Sarang Punai)
Shorea parvifolia (meranti sarang punai) is easily to indentified by steep plank-like buttresses and regularly shallow-fissured bark and well form of bole.
Steep and plank-like butttresses of Shorea parvifolia (Meranti Sarang Punai)
Almost 32 trees being tagged and measured its girth at DBH (diameter breast height) and probably Shorea parvifolia (meranti sarang punai) that is shown in the picture above is the largest tree at the moment we accomplished the trip with a 2.70 m girth!
The majestic fissured and scaly bark of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Cengal).
I found that Shorea macroptera (melantai), Shorea parvifolia (meranti sarang punai), Shorea leprosula (meranti tembaga), Koompassia malaccensis (kempas), Endospermum diadenum (sesenduk), Palaquium Maingayi (nyatoh tembaga) and Neobalanocarpus heimii (Cengal) are the dominant species that shaped this very tropical's evergreen lowland rainforest lanscape at Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam. Last but not least, I'm very pleased that my students have given their best commitment during the trip. Congratulation and keep it up! See ya at hill dipterocarp forest, Penang National Park on this coming 24 September 2011!
Remember, there is no victory without sacrifice!
With regard:
Mr. Zaril Faizal b. Zaral Gaffar
CW101 Course Lecturer
22 Sept 2011
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