Kopsia pauciflora, Apocynaceae. One of the first flowers we found in the forest 😁.

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Think this guy is some kind of skink? Made me jump, thought I almost stepped on a snake until I saw the tiny legs 😅 #herp

Fruit and flower of Goniothalamus roseus, Annonaceae. Native to Borneo. Distinct, bright red/pink apocarpous (unfused) fruit with lots of baby fruitlets (yes the whole thing is one fruit).

Welcome week parade of Long-tailed macaques passing by my front door 🐒

Hi All 👋 I’ll be at the incredible Danum Valley in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo conducting botanical fieldwork for the PhD until late July 🌳 Happy to take, and encouraging, any ID suggestions on posts. Especially for anything that isn’t a plant 😄

Very late considering i got here almost two weeks ago, but made it to Danum Valley, NE Borneo 🥳. 438km2 of pristine primary lowland rainforest, and my home for the next 3ish months. Keeping track of all the cool things I’ve seen is a challenge - I’ll attempt to post them here as i go.

Figured maybe i should slowly start sharing all these pictures of plants I’ve been hoarding in my camera roll. Lollipop plant - Pachystachys lutea (Acanthaceae). Native to Peru. BTW, Yellow structures are bracts , not flowers David Welch Winter Gardens, Duthie Park, Aberdeen.

Scientists from our institute and @uni-kiel.de led by @sunsicker.bsky.social show that endophytic fungi boost the chemical defenses of poplars by producing their own alkaloid to fend off herbivores. They alter insect communities and influence aphid-ant interactions. www.ice.mpg.de/491257/PR_Wa...

Only 6.6% of conservation funding goes to plants (and only 0.2% to algae and fungi!!). Almost all goes to vertebrates, especially big well-known ones. Where do people think animals live and what do they eat? Picture with article has 2 rhinoceroses - and thousands of plants!

IT IS TODAY! The Quarter Finals of Botanical University Challenge starting 2pm GMT watch on our YouTube Channel! Good luck to our eight plantastic teams! #BUC2025 @bucbotany.bsky.social

Aberdeen team Taxon, Taxoff first place after round one of #BUC25 🥳 So proud of our team, lots of very high scores on the leaderboard 👏 Bring on round two next week! @bucbotany.bsky.social @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social

#JustIn on Plantae - Classical Botany in the Shadow of Molecular Science: Why It Still Matters. In this piece, Plantae Fellows, @kesmaio.bsky.social @carlosgonzsanz.bsky.social and @vedjiwan.bsky.social discuss the decline of the term and education of botanical sciences https://plantae.org/classica…

As someone working in conservation and ecology, I want to add that learning to see the world differently, with new eyes, is one of the most beautiful and rewarding aspects of ecological training and expertise. We live in a world of wounds AND wonder, both of which are often invisible to others.

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One of the craziest beetles I've ever seen, genus Notosacantha 📍Madagascar #Entomology #Coleoptera

Absolutely gorgeous male Archduke butterfly. Those metallic blues are sensational

Ok, let's repost this here. Types of plant systematics papers.

Started a starter pack for botanist! go.bsky.app/5JTxuk1