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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.

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Argostemma spp. are very eye-catching small plants in Sumatra's high-altitude montane cloud forests. They are either epiphytic or terrestrial and obviously love the conditions of being heavily shaded with permanent high humidity and cool temperatures.

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

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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.

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I found this giant stick insect on my buggy after working in the forest. With a length of 28cm, it is the longest insect I’ve ever seen.

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This Australian superb lyrebird is busy feeding on the forest floor, looking for invertebrates in leaf litter. What powerful legs!

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Video is better than photos.

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Little Red Flying Fox 小红狐蝠

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The little red flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus) colony, Northern Territory, Australia.

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High rainfall and high humidity may make life uncomfortable in summer, but they are the reasons why this paradise exists. (Tullebugera Valley of Gold Coast).

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Recently, this cheeky Australian king parrot has come to steal in my vegetable garden regularly, sometimes with his family/friends.

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Lepidozamia peroffskyana is a palm-like cycad endemic to SE QLD and NE NSW. Bushfire does not kill this specises, instead, it stimulates its growth. Only 12 weeks after the bushfire, it has slready fully recovered.

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Formosa lily or Taiwanese lily (Lilium formosanum) is endemic to Taiwan originally. But has naturalised in Australia and become a weed. A pretty weed though.

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The giant trees and hidden waterfalls we discovered during the weekend. #tullebugeravalley

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Nepenthes inermis/无刺猪笼草 is a pitcher plant endemic to the mountains of West Sumatra and Jambi (1500-2600m). The structure of the pitcher is unique in that it completely lacks a peristome (lip), and the lid is long and narrow. Plus, it produces incredibly thick mucilaginous pitcher liquid compared to other pitcher plants.

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Three months after the bushfire, Australian rock orchid (Dendrobium kingianum) has fully recovered from the damage.

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Good morning, Tullebugera Valley.