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).
Fagraea ceilanica Thunb.
Recent Synonyms: Fagraea splendens Blume
Status: Native; Extinct. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2010.
National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2010.
National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2010.
Fagraea crenulata Maingay ex C.B. Clarke
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Casual (Teo et al., 2011a). Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree to 25m tall.
Leaves: broadly ovate.
Stem: Trunk has short prickles that disappear upon maturity. Exhibits tiered-branching.
Punggol; Cultivated; 2010.
Flowers: cream-coloured, turning yellow.
Fruits: oblong, green berries with many seeds.
Habitat: Wild saplings have only been seen below two larger trees at one location by Teo et al. (2011a).
Occurence: fringe of mangrove fragments at Berlayar Creek (Teo et al., 2011a).
Other information: Overall form superficially similar and may be mistaken for Terminalia catappa from a distance. Has larger leaves.
More pictures can be found at
(1) Urban Forest website
(2) The Plant Observatory website
Fagraea fragrans Roxb.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Common. Cultivated
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Bidadari Cemetery; 2010.
Bidadari Cemetery; 2010.
Queenstown; 2010.
Clementi Woods; 2011
Punggol; Cultivated; 2010.
Punggol; Cultivated; 2010.
Other Information:
Common Name: Tembusu.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
The Total Vascular Flora of Singapore Online 