| 1 | Originally native to the tropical rainforests on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the plant requires a humid climate to grow and rarely blossoms, even in the wild. | |
| 2 | Some telecommunications networks in West Sumatra were down preventing updates on the situation getting through, according to reports. | |
| 3 | The country nevertheless plans to extend the programme to Bali and parts of Sumatra - and go for the long haul. | |
| 4 | The magnitude 7.6 quake was centred 32 miles north-west of the city in western Sumatra, said the US geological survey. | |
| 5 | Aceh, on the northern tip of Sumatra island, is one of several areas of Muslim-majority Indonesia where Islamic sharia laws have been adopted. |