Avicennia rumphiana Hallier f.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Jenal Jetty; Mangrove; 2011.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Archive for February, 2011
Ficus sagittata
Ficus sagittata Vahl
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Critically endangered.
Growth Form or Habit: Root climber.
Orange Groove Road; 2011.
Orange Groove Road; 2011.
Orange Groove Road; 2011.
Orange Groove Road; 2011.
Leaves: Stem, petiole, mid and secondary veins hairy. Heart-shaped base.
Spathiphyllum cannifolium
Spathiphyllum cannifolium (Dryand.) Schott
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
Orange Groove Road; Cultivated; 2011.
Orange Groove Road; Cultivated; 2011.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Dolichandrone spathacea
Dolichandrone spathacea (L. f.) K. Schum.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Critically endangered. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Coney Island; Coastal; 2011.
Other Information:
Common Name: Mangrove Trumpet.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Fagraea auriculata
Fagraea auriculata Jack
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Critically endangered. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Pulau Biola; Coastal; 2010.
Pulau Tekukor; Coastal; 2010.
Occurrence: Lazarus Island, Pulau Biola, Pulau Tekukor, Pulau Pawai.
Other Information:
Common Name: Pelir musang (Civet Cat’s Testicles).
Spondias dulcis
Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Cultivated; 2011.
Cultivated; 2011.
Other Information:
Common Name: Kedondong.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Cyrtostachys renda
Cyrtostachys renda Blume
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Extinct. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Clustering palm.
Hougang; Cultivated; 2011.
Other Information:
Common Name: Lipstick Palm, Sealing Wax Palm.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Rhopaloblaste ceramica
Rhopaloblaste ceramica (Miq.) Burret
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Grewia laevigata
Grewia laevigata Vahl
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Vulnerable.
Growth Form or Habit: Climber.
Jalan Ulu Sembawang; 2011.
Jalan Ulu Sembawang; 2011.
More pictures can be found at
(1) Plants of Southeast Asia website
Piper aduncum
Piper aduncum L.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Naturalised.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Jalan Ulu Sembawang; 2011.
Jalan Ulu Sembawang; 2011.
Jalan Ulu Sembawang; 2011.
Jalan Ulu Sembawang; 2011.
Seletar Farmway; 2011.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
The Total Vascular Flora of Singapore Online 
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