Month: April 2015
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Lutjanus kasmira
Read More: Lutjanus kasmiraSpecies: Lutjanus kasmira English Name: Common Bluestripe Snapper Chinese Name: 四線笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Common Bluestripe Snapper is yellowish with usually four blue stripes on its sides. Can grow up to a length of 40 cm. Lives in coral reefs and in seagrass beds around patch reefs. Preys on fishes, shrimps, crabs, stomatopods, cephalopods…
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Lutjanus gibbus
Read More: Lutjanus gibbusSpecies: Lutjanus gibbus English Name: Humpback Red Snapper Chinese Name: 隆背笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Humpback Red Snapper has a distinguished curved spine on its back. Can grow up to a length of 50 cm. Lives in coral reefs and in seagrass beds. Preys on fishes, shrimps, crabs, lobsters, stomatopods, cephalopods, echinoderms and ophiuroids. Commercialized…
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Lutjanus fulvus
Read More: Lutjanus fulvusSpecies: Lutjanus fulvus English Name: Blacktail Snapper Chinese Name: 焦黃笛鯛, 黃足笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Blacktail Snapper is generally tan or brownish to pale yellow-white. Has scales with brownish to yellow margins. The caudal and dorsal fins are blackish with narrow white margins, as for the anal pectoral and pelvic fins are yellow. Can grow…
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Lutjanus ehrenbergii
Read More: Lutjanus ehrenbergiiSpecies: Lutjanus ehrenbergii English Name: Blackspot Snapper Chinese Name: 埃氏笛鯛, 寡鱗笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Blackspot Snapper is characterized by a prominent black spot below the posterior part of its dorsal fin. Can grow up to a length of 35 cm. Lives in very shallow coastal waters. Preys on small fishes and invertebrates. Minor commercialized.…
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Taxodium ascendens
Read More: Taxodium ascendensSpecies: Taxodium ascendens English Name: Pond Cypress Chinese Name: 池杉 Family: Taxodiaceae Description: Taxodium ascendens occurs naturally in shallow ponds, lake margins, swamps and wetlands. It prefers wet, poorly drained and acidic soils, at an altitude of 0–30 metres (0–98 ft) above sea level. Pond Cypresses growing in water have a characteristic growth trait called cypress knees; these are…
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Lutjanus carponotatus
Read More: Lutjanus carponotatusSpecies: Lutjanus carponotatus English Name: Spanish Flag Snapper Chinese Name: 胸斑笛鯛, 菊條笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Spanish Flag Snapper has a somewhat pointed snout and dorsal profile of head is steeply sloped. This snapper are generally blue-gray on upper side, grading to white or yellow white ventrally with a series of eight or nine or…
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Pinus massoniana
Read More: Pinus massonianaSpecies: Pinus massoniana English Name: Chinese Red Pine Chinese Name: 馬尾松 Family: Pinaceae Description: Pinaceae. Evergreen large tree. Leaves needle-shaped, dark green, in fascicles of 2, 12-20cm long. Flowers unisexual, monoecious, blooming in spring. Cones ovoid, ripe in winter. Grows on sunny hills. Preparation: Needle leaf, rosin, nodes, pollen, bark, branch tip, and kernel are used. Pollen…
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Pinus elliottii
Read More: Pinus elliottiiSpecies: Pinus elliottii English Name: Slash Pine Chinese Name: 濕地松、愛氏松 Family: Pinaceae Description: It is fast-growing, but not very long-lived by pine standards (to 200 years), and prefers humid climates and moist soils. Slash pine is named after the “slashes” – swampy ground overgrown with trees and bushes – that constitute its habitat. This tree reaches heights of 18–30 m…
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Araucaria heterophylla
Read More: Araucaria heterophyllaSpecies: Araucaria heterophylla English Name: Norfolk Island Pine Chinese Name: 異葉南洋杉 Family: Araucariaceae Description: The trees grow to a height of 50–65 m, with straight vertical trunks and symmetrical branches, even in the face of incessant onshore winds that can contort most other species. The scientific name heterophylla (“different leaves”) derives from the variation in the leaves between young…
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Araucaria cunninghamii
Read More: Araucaria cunninghamiiSpecies: Araucaria cunninghamii English Name: Hoop Pine Chinese Name: 南洋杉、花旗杉 Family: Araucariaceae Description: The trees can live up to 450 years and grow to a height of 60 metres. The bark is rough, splits naturally, and peels easily. The wood is a high quality timber that is particularly important to the plywood industry and also used for furniture, veneer, joinery, panelling, particle board, flooring and boats.…
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Chinese Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中華菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus sinicusConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small to medium-sized bat species found in East Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…
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Least Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 小菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus pusillusConservation status: 無危Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in small…
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Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus affinisConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a medium-sized bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…