Paeonia veitchii on a cliff above high way in western Sichuan China, 3500m. 

The fairy lantern (Corybas barbarae) is a small terrestrial orchid endemic to eastern QLD and NSW (north of Sydney). The hairy labellum is covered by a large, curved, and inflated dorsal sepal. The linear lateral sepals are tiny (2mm), and the minute petals (1mm) are hidden by the labellum. It is believed that fungus gnats are its pollinators. Apart from that, little is known about its reproduction and dispersal mechanism.

​​​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.

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

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.

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.

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.