POS MALAYSIA on 29 December 2020 issued a VERY large stamp dedicated to the World's Tallest Tropical Tree, the Yellow Meranti tree, found in the Danum Valley, Sabah. Measuring over 100.8 metres tall, and weighing around 81,500kg, the Menara (Malay for Tower) is known as the tallest tropical tree in the world. Shown here is the Miniature Sheet valued at RM8. The stamp was first released with a postmark from Kuala Lumpur.
Meranti trees can be so tall because they are tropical rainforest trees that have evolved to compete for sunlight, grow very quickly in ideal conditions (moist soil, shelter from the wind), and have a strong, upright growth strategy, often reaching the top of the forest canopy and becoming the "king" tree of their ecosystem.
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