Thalia geniculata L.
Recent Synonyms: –
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
My Waterway @ Punggol; Cultivated; 2011.
My Waterway @ Punggol; Cultivated; 2011.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Costus woodsonii Maas
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2011.
National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2011.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
(2) NParks Flora Fauna Web website
Hornstedtia scyphifera (J. König) Steud var. scyphifera
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Vulnerable. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
Peninsular Malaysia, Gunung Pulai; 2011.
Peninsular Malaysia, Gunung Pulai; 2011.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Sm.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.
Other Information:
Common Name: Torch Ginger.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Queenstown; Cultivated; 2010.
Queenstown; Cultivated; 2010.
Occurence: Occurs only in cultivation.
Distribution: Endemic to Madagascar; naturalised in Mascarene Islands.
Other Information:
Ravenala is a monotypic genus.
Common Name: Traveller’s Palm.
Reference: Protabase.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Costus lucanusianus J. Braun & K. Sch.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Casual. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
Sengkang; Secondary forest; 2010.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Musa ornata Roxb.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
Sengkang Riverside Park; Cultivated; 2010.
More pictures can be found at
(1) The Plant Observatory website
Costus speciosus (Koenig) Smith
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.
Growth Form or Habit: Herb.
Bukit Batok; Secondary forest; 2010.
Bukit Batok; Secondary forest; 2010.
Heliconia psittacorum L. f.
Recent Synonyms: None relevant.
Status: Exotic; Casual. Cultivated.
Kallang; 2010.
The Total Vascular Flora of Singapore Online 
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