The Total Vascular Flora of Singapore Online

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 Wight

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Critically endangered.

Growth Form or Habit: Climber.

Mandai; 2011.

Mandai; 2011.

Pulau Semakau; 2011.

Kopsia arborea Blume

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic, Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Sengkang; Cultivated; 2011.

Sengkang; Cultivated; 2011.

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 (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:

(1) GRIN Taxonomy for Plants

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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.

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Naturalised. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Shrub.

Other Information:

Common Name: Madagascar Periwinkle.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

Hoya latifolia G. Don

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Endangered.

Growth Form or Habit: Climber.

Mangrove; Coney Island; 2010.

Mangrove; Coney Island; 2010.

Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2010.

Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T. Aiton

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic. Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Shrub

Pulau Sibu, Malaysia; Beach; 2010.

Pulau Sibu, Malaysia; Beach; 2010.

Pulau Sibu, Malaysia; Beach; 2010.

Pulau Sibu, Malaysia; Beach; 2010.

Garden at Dhoby Ghaut MRT; 2011.

Other Information:

Common Name: Giant Milkweed.

More pictures can be found at

(1) Urban Forest website

(2) The Plant Observatory website

(3) Botany Photo of the Day website