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Borneo, datura, ginger, heliconia, morning glory, rainforest
At Poring Hot Springs (and they were, very hot) halfway up the mountain, there were lots of these gorgeous things: blowed if I know what they are though…
Ah: this is easier. Heliconia are everywhere in Borneo: just the one variety, but beautiful.
Wild datura trees on top of a hill
Hibiscus growing on the same hill: a possible garden escapee, I thought
A wierd and wonderful ginger flower bud; this one in the Rainforest Discovery Centre near Sandakan
One man’s weed….. Morning glory is the Borneo equivalent of bindweed. Wish I had that problem.
Sally Nex 
Fabulous flowers! The white spidery lily is Hymenocallis; the Lobster claw Heliconia, H. rostratus and Brugmansia (datura) below it are not Asian but New World, I think. And I think the weird, red waxy ginger is Costus woodsonii.Borneo is sheer heaven – hope you're enjoying it!
Fabulous flowers! The white spidery lily is Hymenocallis; the Lobster claw Heliconia, H. rostratus and Brugmansia (datura) below it are not Asian but New World, I think. And I think the weird, red waxy ginger is Costus woodsonii.Borneo is sheer heaven – hope you're enjoying it!Comment wouldn't post, earlier – sorry if this turns out a repeat.N
thanks Nige, I was kind of hoping you might step in there 😀 I've just realised I knew it was a hymenocallis – it had been bugging me ever since I saw it as I knew I'd seen pictures of it somewhere before. Interesting re the datura – they were definitely growing at the edge of the rainforest and I don't think they'd been planted. Another garden escapee maybe?sheer heaven….yup!