Brunei Forests: Plant Life of Brunei Darussalam

This book explores the wealth, diversity and uniqueness of Brunei’s forests, and also provides valuable insights into the plant life of Borneo. Brunei’s rich and varied flora make up forests that have been little disturbed and are truly a paradise of plants.The text is accessible to the interested amateur and will also delight and inform professional botanists and foresters. The delicate watercolour illustrations capture the pristine beauty of Brunei’s flora and each is accompanied by a short account highlighting interesting aspects of the plants. The book is not only a special volume on the plant life of Brunei, but also serves as a general reference on various aspects of the botany of Borneo. [BBooks comments: this book is worth it for the plates alone, which are by Datuk C L Chan, Publisher and Managing Director of Natural History Publications, Borneo. They are on the way to becoming collector's pieces]