Qualla: Menara (tree) https://qualla.com/menara-tree en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:37 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Menara (tree) https://qualla.com/menara-tree Menara (tree): Introduction https://qualla.com/menara-tree/ Unding Jami climbed it with a tape measure. On 6 January 2019, the Sabah-born researcher scaled a yellow meranti tree in Danum Valley Conservation Area, unspooling a tape from the crown to the forest floor. The measurement confirmed what laser scans and drone flights had suggested months earlier: this tree stood 100.8 meters from its lowest trunk point, making it the tallest tropical tree ever recorded. The research team named it Menara - Malay for 'tower' - and the name fits. In a forest where the canopy averages 70 meters, Menara rises a full 30 meters above its neighbors, a solitary column of wood holding 81,500 kilograms of biomass in near-perfect vertical alignment.

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/8/g/u/menara-tree-wp/w8gu-menara-tree-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Menara (tree): Discovery by Laser and Drone https://qualla.com/menara-tree/ Menara was first identified in August 2018, when researchers working with the Southeast Asia Rainforest Research Partnership scanned the canopy of Danum Valley using terrestrial laser scanners and aerial drones. The technology produced a three-dimensional model of the forest that...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/8/g/u/menara-tree-wp/w8gu-menara-tree-discovery-by-laser-and-drone.mp3 0:06 2 full Menara (tree): The Architecture of a Giant https://qualla.com/menara-tree/ The numbers are striking. From the average ground level at its base, Menara measures 97.58 meters. From the lowest point on its trunk, where the ground slopes away, the measurement reaches 100.8 meters. Ninety-five percent of the tree's 81,500-kilogram mass is concentrated in the...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/8/g/u/menara-tree-wp/w8gu-menara-tree-the-architecture-of-a-giant.mp3 0:06 3 full Menara (tree): What a Tall Tree Means https://qualla.com/menara-tree/ Menara's height is not just a record. It is evidence of what Borneo's dipterocarp forests can produce when left undisturbed. Danum Valley was never logged. No human settlement existed within its boundaries before it was designated a conservation area. The tree grew for centuries ...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/8/g/u/menara-tree-wp/w8gu-menara-tree-what-a-tall-tree-means.mp3 0:06 4 full Menara (tree): A Tree on a Stamp https://qualla.com/menara-tree/ In 2020, Pos Malaysia released a stamp set featuring Menara. The set included a miniature sheet 18 centimeters long - the largest stamp the Malaysian postal service had ever issued, an appropriate tribute to an oversized subject. The stamp brought Menara to a national audience, m...

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