More jewels from the malayan jungles

These are photos recently taken in Gunung Benom Forest Reserve (called locally in Raub, Pahang as Lata Jarum in association with the cascades of Lata Jarum) If you do want to see the rafflessia in bloom, contact En Shukri of the Raub Forestry Department to get permission as well as a guide to the treasures of this beautiful place.

Take nothing but photos, leave nothing but your foot prints...

a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio demolion demolion.

a wild begonia growing on the damp and dark forest floor

bud of the raflessia

a blooming raflessia on the mid-trunk of a tree

black lily, tacca nigris