Tallest tropical tree in the world, Tawau Hills Park
YB Datuk Masidi Manjun made a visit to Tawau Hills Park to have a look at the tallest tropical tree in the world which stands at 88.32 meters. The visit was in conjunction with the Tawau Biodiversity Expo on the 6th of December. The tree is from the Seraya Kuning Siput species (Shorea faquetiana) which was found by an American scientist, Dr Roman Dial with two of his partners in the year of 2006.
YB Datuk Masidi Manjun membuat lawatan ke pokok tropika tertinggi di dunia yang berada di Taman Bukit Tawau iaitu dengan ketinggian 88.32 meter sempena dengan Expo Biodiversiti Tawau pada 6 Disember 2012. Pokok tersebut adalah daripada spesis Seraya Kuning Siput (Shorea faquetiana) yang ditemui oleh saintis Amerika Syarikat, Dr Roman Dial bersama dua rakannya pada tahun 2006.