Archive for October, 2010

Eucalyptus alba

Eucalyptus alba Reinw. ex Blume

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Swietenia macrophylla

Swietenia macrophylla King

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Casual. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.


Hougang; Cultivated; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Broad-leaf Mahogany.

More pictures can be found at

(1) Urban Forest website

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Ceiba pentandra

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Casual. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2012.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2012.

Other Information:

Common Name: Kapok Tree.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Typha angustifolia

Typha angustifolia L.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Naturalised. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Herb.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Cat’s Tail.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Cassia fistula

Cassia fistula L.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Punggol Park; Cultivated; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Golden Shower.

More pictures can be found at

(1) Urban Forest website

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Sansevieria trifasciata

Sansevieria trifasciata Prain

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Herb.

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Hougang; Cultivated; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Mother-in-law’s Tongue.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Flacourtia inermis

Flacourtia inermis Roxb.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.


Sengkang Riverside Park; Cultivated; 2010.


Sengkang Riverside Park; Cultivated; 2010.

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Ipomoea indica

Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Casual. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Climber.


Sengkang; Secondary forest edge; 2010.


Sengkang; Secondary forest edge; 2010.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Agrostistachys borneensis

Agrostistachys borneensis (Wight) Benth.

Recent Synonyms: Agrostistachys longifolia (Wight) Benth.

Status: Native; Common. Cultivated

Growth Form or Habit: Short tree.

Habit Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

Flowers Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

Flower bud
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

P1030079 Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Leaf Litter Plant.

More pictures can be found at

(1) Urban Forest website

(2) Flora Singapura website

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Johannesteijsmannia magnifica

Johannesteijsmannia magnifica J. Dransf.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Solitary and stemless. Leaves simple.

Habit. Note Sliver underside.
Pearl’s Hill City Park; Cultivated; 2010.

Distribution: Endemic to Peninsula Malaysia.

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