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PAGE 2 THE BULLETIN / DECEMBER 2010Nepenthes rafflesianaBako National Park (CB)The next day our groupflew to Miri, where weenjoyed a visit to LambirHills National Park. Thispark is famous for its highdiversity of trees and otherplants. On our two-hourhike we saw a wide rangeof gingers, stick insects,and birds, all along a gorgeousstream and waterfall.Chi’en Lee, our evervigilantguide, found a tinyflower of the endemicTamijia flagellaris, tight tothe ground, a distance outfrom the foliage. Andthanks to taking the wrongtrail to a dead end, DaveSkinner spotted one of thefew Costaceae in Borneo, a species of the recentlyrenamed genus Paracostus, probably P. muluensis.Dave was thrilled by this little jewel, no matter its name!Tamijia flagellaris flower (CB)OrangutansinSemengohForestReserve(CB)The Purpose of HSIThe purpose of HSI is to increase the enjoyment andunderstanding of Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) and related plants(members of the Cannaceae, Costaceae, Lowiaceae,Marantaceae, Musaceae, Strelitziaceae, and Zingiberaceae) ofthe order Zingerberales through education, research andcommunication. Interest in Zingiberales and information on thecultivation and botany of these plants is rapidly increasing. HSIwill centralize this information and distribute it to members.The HELICONIA SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, anonprofit corporation, was formed in 1985 because of rapidlydeveloping interest around the world in these exotic plants andtheir close relatives. We are composed of dues-payingmembers. Our officers and all participants are volunteers.Everyone is welcome to join and participate. HSI conducts aBiennial Meeting and International Conference.Membership dues are (in $US): Individual, $40; Family,$45; Student, $10; Contributing, $50; Corporate (Company orInstitution) $100; Sustaining, $500; Contributing Lifetime.Tamijia flagellaris foliage (DS)Member, $1000, Libraries, $35 and PDF, $25. Membershipfees constitute annual dues from 1 July through 30 June. Allmembers receive the BULLETIN (usually published quarterly),the Membership Directory, and special announcements. Pleasesend all inquiries regarding membership or Bulletin purchasesto: Dr. David Lorence, NTBG, 3530 Papalina Rd., Kalaheo,HI, USA 96741. Back issues of the Bulletin are $5.00 per issue.HSI Officers for 2010-2011President, W. John Kress; Vice-presidents forMembership, Carla Black and Jan Hintze; Secretary, VictorLee; Treasurer, David H. Lorence; Cultivar Registrar, BryanBrunner; Archivist: Sandra Barnes. Board of Directors: BruceDunstan, Vinita Gowda, Anders J. Lindstrom, David Skinnerand Chelsea Specht.The HSI BULLETIN is the quarterly publication of theHELICONIA SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL. Inquiries: VictorLee
THE BULLETIN / DECEMBER 2010 PAGE 3The second part of the tour was to Gunung Mulu NationalO u r g u i d ePark A half-hour flight from Miri takes visitors toan air strip at the park entrance, dedicated just to the park.Chi’en Lee wasin his elementThat’s it - there is no town, only two other lodging options.at Mulu. HeWe stayed inside the park, sleeping in comfortablebunkhouses, and feasting on the best food a captive audiencecould dare hope for: each dish was cooked in antook us on fascinatingall-dayhikes, and afterinstant over high heat, flames licking the knuckles of the dinner eachsweltering chef.evening a handfulof us wentout for anotherhour or so tolook for andlisten for nocturnalcreatures.Chi’enidentifies insects,birds, andamphibians tospecies, just bytheir nightsounds.Zingiber kelabitianum atMulu National Park (DS)In the daytime,Chi’en is anBoardwalk in Gunung MuluNational Park (CB)expert on plants, in addition to everything else. So manynaturalist guides focus on birds and animals, barely noticingthe greenery. Chi’en even had botanical papers onZingiberaceae back at camp to clarify the most arcane gingermatters.Dr. David Lorence botanizing in Mulu NP (CB)I carried my rubber boots all the way from Panama tokeep me safe and comfortable in this far-away jungle.The folks at Mulu National Park have a better idea:boardwalks. Kilometers of them! On our longer hikes wewent beyond the end of the planks, but most visitorsnever have to muddy their feet.A day hike took us to one of the largest limestone caveopenings in the world. Mulu is known to spelunkers for itsspectacular caves that hold many of the titles starting with―largest‖ or ―longest‖. We were practically the only peopleon the long trail from camp to a perfect swimming hole –the other tourists had taken boats to the destination. So wehad the boardwalk and the beautifully lit caves to ourselves.We joined the crowdfor a swim, thenloaded into boats forthe trip back to camp.On the way, westopped to visit a villagethat earns part ofits living by hostingtourists and sellingEtlingera fimbriobracteataKubah N.P. (CB)handicrafts. Again,we were the onlyones there, as the restof the crowd hadcome by in the morning,so we visited thetownspeople on the porch of their long house, instead of atthe vending booths by the river. Calmly, and with pleasantmute interactions, we all supported the local economy byindulging in woven bags and mats, beaded necklaces, andblow-gun darts (supposedly without poison on the tips).
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