A visitor enjoying the Fern Walk at Penang Hill. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star
LIKE walking into an oasis within an oasis, Penang Hill boasts of bypaths with myriad plants and trees that feel almost like a scene out of a fairy tale.
A stroll along the 400m Bamboo Walk will leave one gasping in awe to see a tree with its gnarly roots exposed, taking one back to the scary trees scene in the Disney movie, Snow White.
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A visitor enjoying the Fern Walk at Penang Hill. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star
Maingaya malayana (Hamamelidaceae) is a rare tree, known from only a few isolated localities, can be found on Penang Hill.
The Simpoh Gajah tree can be seen when taking the Bamboo Walk.
Pink Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta mutabilis).
Doll’s Shoes (Thunbergia mysorensis).
Golden Shrimp or Lollipop plant (Pachystachys lutea).
The Moniot Trail 1825 opens up to a natural stream.
A rest area made from trunks of fallen trees.
Arunasalam showing a Pelawan tree sapling at the Pelawan Nursery and Workshop on Penang Hill.
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