In the Bukar-Sadong Bidayuh dialect, this plant is called tipú. In Iban language, I think it’s called tepus. I’m not sure what it’s called in Malay or English but when I googled the net and Sarawak forestry department, the closest it might belong to is the Costus speciosus family. Tipú have large dark green leaves with stalks that’s about 6 to 8 feet tall.
