Such a bright ginger flower! It may be an Etllingera littoralis, but I am not sure. West Sumatra.
#floraofsumatra #Zingiberaceae #Etlingera #苏门答腊植物 #姜科 #茴香砂仁属

Rooted in rock crevices above 5000m; tolerates strong wind and low temperatures; exposed to high UV. This little tough perennial is one of my favourite alpine plants in SW China's Hengduan Mountains.
#paraquilegiamicrh 
#alpineplants #floraofchina #wildflower

Arnhem Land Bamboo (Bambusa arnhemica) is one of the only three native Australian bamboo species. It occurs in the NW Northern Territory and usually grows on river banks. First Nation people use the stem to make their traditional musical instrument, the didgeridoo.
#bamboo

Saw this beautiful lizard in a lowland rainforest near Padang West Sumatra; not sure if it is a green crested lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) because it does not have a dark ring around each eye.
#faunaofsumatra #sumatranlizard #绿冠蜥蜴 #苏门答腊动物

The African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) is such a beautiful species, unfortunately it is also an environmental weed in tropical and subtropical parts of Australia. The flower is known to be toxic to a range of native insects.

Orchids of Sumatra: Eria merapiensis is the first bright yellow Eria sp. I have ever seen. Mostly, they are either white or pink.
#sumatranorchid #floraofsumatra #eria #毛兰

Crinkle bush/Parsley fern (Lomatia silaifolia) is a shrub native to eastern Australia in the family of Proteaceae. It usually grows in open forests and grows up to 2 meters. Attractive white flowers appear primarily in summer, with winged seeds released from fruits in Autumn.