Alstonia angustifolia Wall. ex A. DC.
Recent Synonyms: None.
Status: Native; Common.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Mandai; 2011.
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Archive for Family: Apocynaceae
Micrechites serpyllifolius
Micrechites serpyllifolius (Blume) P.I. Forster
Recent Synonyms: Ichnocarpus serpyllifolius (Blume) P.I. Forst.
Status: Native; Critically endangered
Growth Form or Habit: Climber.
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, 2011.
Leaves: Simple; Opposite; Coriaceous, rarely subcoriaceous. Petiole hairless or minutely pubescent.
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, 2011.
Branch: Sparsely villous, minutely pubescent or hairless; becoming hairless with age; pores for gaseous exchange.
Flower: Cream colour; Inflorescence axillary and terminal.
Fruit: Hairless.
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, 2011.
Habitat: Forest from sea level up to 1300m.
Occurrence: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
Distribution: Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Sulawesi.
Use: Harvest for non-commercial rubber before widespread of Hevea brasiliensis.
Reference:
Ridley, H. N. (1967) The Flora of Malay Peninsula. A. Asher & Co. Amsterdam. 672 pp.
Middleton D. J. (2009) An update on the Apocynaceae in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), Special Issue: 143-155. Available online [PDF]
Middleton D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana, Series I, 18: 1-474pp. Available online [htm]
Anodendron candolleanum
Anodendron candolleanum Wight
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Critically endangered.
Growth Form or Habit: Climber.
Mandai; 2011.
Mandai; 2011.
Pulau Semakau; 2011.
Kopsia arborea
Kopsia arborea Blume
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic, Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Sengkang; Cultivated; 2011.
Sengkang; Cultivated; 2011.
Asclepias curassavica
Asclepias curassavica L.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Naturalised. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
Off Cecil Street; Cultivated; 2011.
Off Cecil Street; Cultivated; 2011.
Other Information:
Common Name: Blood flower.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Cascabela thevetia
Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold
Recent Synonyms: Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum.
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Shrub.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Distribution: Possibly native in Meixco; Naturalised in the Neotropics.
Reference:
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Willughbeia coriacea
Willughbeia coriacea Wall.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Critically endangered.
Growth Form or Habit: Climber.
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.
