Jef Mancera
@jefmancera.bsky.social
PhD Researcher, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and The University of Edinburgh, working on tropical plant reproductive phenology and climate change in Southeast Asia
Simpoh (𝘋𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘢)
Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah, Malaysia
~300 masl
23 Nov 2025
Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah, Malaysia
~300 masl
23 Nov 2025
January 1, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Simpoh (𝘋𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘢)
Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah, Malaysia
~300 masl
23 Nov 2025
Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah, Malaysia
~300 masl
23 Nov 2025
Thesis fieldwork finds: Menara (Malay for tower), a 25-30-storey dipterocarp, the highest tree in the tropical belt!
🌳 Yellow meranti (𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, formerly 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢)
📍 Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
🌳 Yellow meranti (𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, formerly 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢)
📍 Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
December 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Thesis fieldwork finds: Menara (Malay for tower), a 25-30-storey dipterocarp, the highest tree in the tropical belt!
🌳 Yellow meranti (𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, formerly 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢)
📍 Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
🌳 Yellow meranti (𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢, formerly 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢)
📍 Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
✅ First year [anniversary of seasonal affective disorder]
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
✅ First year [anniversary of seasonal affective disorder]
This time last year, I was comforted by a PhD senior after a nerve-racking interview! Time to pay it forward.
What grad school application questions do you wanna ask?
What grad school application questions do you wanna ask?
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This time last year, I was comforted by a PhD senior after a nerve-racking interview! Time to pay it forward.
What grad school application questions do you wanna ask?
What grad school application questions do you wanna ask?