Mount Trus Madi

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Mount Trus Madi
Elevation 2,642 metres (8,668 feet)
Location Sabah, Borneo
Range Trus Madi Range
Coordinates 5°33′N, 116°31′E

Mount Trus Madi or Trusmadi (Malay: Gunung Trus Madi) is Malaysia's second highest mountain at 2,642 m (8,666 ft). It lies in the state of Sabah, close to Mount Kinabalu. The mountain supports a wide range of unique flora and fauna, perhaps most notably Nepenthes macrophylla, a species of pitcher plant.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Marabini, J. 1984. A Field Trip to Gunong Trusmadi.PDF (442 KiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 13(2): 38–40.
  2. ^ Kitayama, K., J. Kulip, J. Nais & A. Biun 1993. Vegetation Survey on Mount Trus Madi, Borneo a Prospective New Mountain Park. Mountain Research and Development 13(1): 99–105. doi:10.2307/3673647
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