Archive for Order: Fagales

Lithocarpus bennettii

July 7, 2011 at 11:08 pm · Filed under Class: Magnoliopsida, Family: Fagaceae, Order: Fagales, Superorder: Rosanae

Lithocarpus bennettii (Miq.) Rehder

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Critically endangered.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

IMG_5578
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

IMG_5580
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

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Lithocarpus elegans

July 6, 2011 at 9:51 pm · Filed under Class: Magnoliopsida, Family: Fagaceae, Order: Fagales, Superorder: Rosanae

Lithocarpus elegans (Blume) Hatus. ex Soepadmo

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Critically endangered.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

IMG_5591
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

IMG_5592
Central Catchment Nature Reserve; 2011.

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Morella esculenta

January 20, 2011 at 9:47 pm · Filed under Class: Magnoliopsida, Family: Myricaceae, Order: Fagales, Superorder: Rosanae

Morella esculenta (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) I.M. Turner

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

18012011101
Kent Ridge; 2011.

18012011099
Kent Ridge; 2011.

18012011100
Kent Ridge; 2011.

IMG_1098
Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Lornie Trail; 2010.

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Casuarina equisetifolia

October 3, 2010 at 6:48 pm · Filed under Class: Magnoliopsida, Family: Casuarinaceae, Order: Fagales, Superorder: Rosanae

Casuarina equisetifolia L.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Branches
St. John’s Island; Cultivated; 2009.

Female cone
Eastern coast; Coastal; 2010.

Male cone
Eastern coast; Coastal; 2010.

Fruits
Eastern coast; Coastal; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Common Rhu.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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