12 new plant species discovered in Sarawak


Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem and his wife Puan Sri Jamilah Anu looking at the new begonia species named after Jamilah. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR

KUCHING: Twelve new species of plants have been discovered in Sarawak's Batang Ai National Park and Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary. 

Among them is a begonia named Begonia jamilahanuiana after the Chief Minister's wife Puan Sri Jamilah Anu. 

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