in the Singapore Herbarium. The expedition concerned itself mainly with 
the eastern shoulder of Kinabalu above Ulu Langanani. From the Ranau 
Hot Springs the North Borneo Forest Department had opened up a trail 
leading to five camps: Camp 1 (Base) at 3,400 feet altitude; Camp II at 
6,500 ft.; Camp III at 8.000 ft.; Camp IV at 9.500 ft. and Camp V 10,500 ft. 
At base camp an Uni-pot aluminium hut was built which served as an 
office, laboratory and store and soon it acquired the name of “'Burlington 
House”, the address of the Royal Society in Piccadilly, London. Plant col- 
lections by Dr. Chew Wee Lek were made from Camps I, II and III, while 
Messrs. Corner and Stainton worked from Camps IV and V. The expedition 
made no attempt and had in fact no intention of reaching the summit (13,455 
ft.), and probably from the eastern shoulder it would have proved to be 
inaccessible. This shoulder is one of the unexplored parts of the mountain. 
Virgin forest extends down to about 2.500 ft. From that elevation to about 
4.000 ft. the vegetation is montane dipterocarp rain forest. From 4.000 ft. 
to 6,000 ft. oaks appear and above that the trees become smaller, knarled 
and merge into Moss Forest with dwarfed trees covered with water-saturated 
mosses and lichens. Ericaceous plants (rhododendrons and vacciniums) become 
common above 8,000 ft., and also species of Nepenthes . especially N. lowii. 
26. At the end of July the expedition withdrew from the east shoulder 
and made its way by contour at about 4,000 ft. across the Sg. Mahmood 
Valley to Kundasang. Along this trail a species of Rajflesia was common. 
27. All plant collections made have been sent to the Royal Botanic 
Gardens, Kew for sorting into families and for distribution to specialists. 
The Singapore Botanic Gardens will receive Palmae, Araceae. Myristicaceae. 
Urticaceae and the genus Ardisia to work up. 
28. A very large number of single day collecting trips were made on 
Singapore Island and in South Johore, especially by the Keeper whose other 
work precluded prolonged absence, and by the Mycologist. These trips yielded 
valuable material but because of their number are not listed. Other expe- 
ditions were : 
H. M. Burkill 
Chew Wee Lek 
Chew Wee Lek with U. 
of Malaya Expedition 
Raffles Light and neighbour- 
ing islands and reefs 
28-29/ 1 
7 nos. 
Raffles Light and neighbour- 
ing islands and reefs 
3- 5/ 3 
7 nos. 
Raffles Light and neighbour- 
ing islands and reefs 
5/ 8 
2 nos. 
Raffles Light and neighbour- 
ing islands and reefs 
30/12- 
2/ 1/62 
29 nos 
Bukit Kroh Forest Reserve 
and P. Undan. Malacca ... 
1 - 3/ 4 
28 nos. 
Tanjong Kling, Pulau Nang- 
ka, Malacca 
28/4-1/5 
30 nos. 
Kuantan and central Pahang 
Road 
7-11 /6 
33 nos. 
Tanjong Gul. Singapore 
20/8 
33 nos. 
Pulau Besar, Malacca 
29/8 
17 nos. 
Fraser’s Hill 
2- 7/ 10 
40 nos. 
Cameron Highlands 
8-14/10 
62 nos. 
P. Hantu, Singapore 
19/11 
1 1 nos. 
Cameron Highlands 
1- 2/4 
7 nos. 
Tasek Bera and Temerloh, 
Pahang 
A. G. Alphonso Kedah Peak. Penang Hill, 
Batu Caves 
22 / 10 - 
1/11 42 nos. 
5-16/ 9 21 nos. 
(also 146 
living plants for 
cultivation) 
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