Archive for December, 2010

Gluta wallichii

Gluta wallichii (Hook. f.) Ding Hou

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Canarium pilosum

Canarium pilosum Benn.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Endangered.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.


Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

More pictures can be found at

(1) Plants of Southeast Asia website

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Elaeocarpus mastersii

Elaeocarpus mastersii King

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

Other Information:

Common Name: Small-leafed Oil-Fruit.

More pictures can be found at

(1) Flora Singapura website

(2) The Plant Observatory website

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Xylocarpus granatum

Xylocarpus granatum J. Koenig

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Mandai Mangroves; 2010.

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Pulau Sekudu; 2000.

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Pulau Semakau; Mangrove; 2009.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Bruguiera gymnorhiza

Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lamk.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Pulau Ubin; Mangrove; 2008.

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Lim Chu Kang; Mangrove; 2009.

Other Information:

Common Name: Tumu.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Thottea grandiflora

Thottea grandiflora Rottb.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Vulnerable.

Growth Form or Habit: Shrub.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

Leaves: Mildly hairy on the upper surface compared to the lower surface.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Calophyllum teysmannii

Calophyllum teysmannii Miq.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Vulnerable.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

More pictures can be found at

(1) Flora Singapura website

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Calophyllum pulcherrimum

Calophyllum pulcherrimum Wall. ex Choisy

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; Chemperia Trail; 2010.

Calophyllum pulcherrimum A28-5627
Mandai; 2011.

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Trema cannabina

Trema cannabina Lour.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common.

Growth Form or Habit: Shrub.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Uncaria cordata

Uncaria cordata (Lour.) Merr.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Endangered.

Growth Form or Habit: Climber.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

Leaves: Leaf base heart-shaped.

Stipules: Bi-lobed.

Reference:

Tan, H. T. W.., K. S. Chua & I. M. Turner, 1995. Rubiaceae of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Gardens’ Bulletin, Supplement No. 3: 29-59.

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