Botanists shed light on Borneo’s Saurauia

For the love of flora: Tan (second left) at the book launching of ‘The Saurauia of Borneo’ by Dr Wong Khoon Meng (left). Looking on are Chan (centre) with fellow botanists Chan Hin Ching (right) and Dr Steven Bosuang (second right) in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: Little is known about the Saurauia of Borneo but a team of botanists from Sabah and Singapore spent time to document the flowering plant.

Their hard work has been compiled into a book that would regale readers with images and facts of the 85 Saurauia species that can be found in Borneo.