Dillenia suffruticosa (Griff. ex Hook. f. & Thomson) Martelli
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Shrub.
Tuas; Scrubland; 2010.
Tuas; Scrubland; 2010.
Admiralty Park; 2009.
Other Information:
Common Name: Simpoh Air.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
(2) Flora Singapura website
Singapore’s city forests « The Birds, the Bees and Feeding the World said
[...] is deeper in the secondary forests, partly thanks to the leaves dropped by terentang tree and the simpoh air shrub, two species which are common in disturbed forests. This leaf litter physically inhibits shoots [...]