House in Napal Litjin, Rawas District, Sumatra (circa 1878)

Napal Licin, sometimes written as Napal Litjin from the Dutch East Indies era, is a location in south Sumatra that was visited by European explorers at the end of the 19th century.[1] A cave in the area, Napal Licin Cave, features stalactites and stalagmites and is a tourist attraction that can be reached by boat up the Rawas River,[2][3] a tributary of the Musi River.

Henry Ogg Forbes reached Napal Licin during his expedition to central Sumatra. He described it as a picturesque village at the base of a perpendicular limestone peak, Karang-nata (Karang Nato). He climbed it, describing the caves with stalactites and thousands of bats he encountered, as well as ferns, orchids, and a species of Boea. He also found a species of nutmeg with fruit "as large as the largest orange". He also found ants "milking" a Hemipteron which produced droplets for them.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Volume 66 Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India 1897 page 471
  2. ↑ Napal Licin Cave South Sumatra Tourism
  3. ↑ Napal Licin Cave Indonesia Tourism
  4. ↑ A naturalist's wanderings in the Eastern archipelago: a narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883 Henry Ogg Forbes, Harper & brothers, 1885 page 250, 251, 279

2°47′38″S 102°14′42″E / 2.7940°S 102.2450°E / -2.7940; 102.2450

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