Archive for Family: Combretaceae

Combretum sundaicum

Combretum sundaicum Miq.

Recent Synonyms: None.

Status: Native; Vulnerable.

Growth Form or Habit: Climber.

Combretum sundaicum H21-5345
Mandai; 2011.

Combretum sundaicum D12-0579
Mandai; 2011.

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Combretum tetralophum

Combretum tetralophum C.B. Clarke

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Critically endangered.

Growth Form or Habit: Climber.

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Pulau Semakau; Coastal; 2012.

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Pulau Semakau; Coastal; 2012.

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Terminalia brassii

Terminalia brassii Exell

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic, Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Punggol; Cultivated; 2011.

Glands
Punggol; Cultivated; 2011.

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Punggol; Cultivated; 2011.

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Punggol; Cultivated; 2011.

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Punggol; Cultivated; 2011.

More pictures can be found at

(1) NParks Flora Fauna Web website

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Terminalia catappa

Terminalia catappa L.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Roots
Coastal; Coney Island; 2010.

Flower
Coastal; Coney Island; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Sea Almond.

More pictures can be found at

(1) Flora Singapura website

(2) The Plant Observatory website

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Lumnitzera racemosa

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Endangered. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Left: Lumnitzera racemosa; Right: Lumnitzera littorea
Eastern coast; Coastal; 2010.

Flowers
Eastern coast; Coastal; 2010.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Lumnitzera littorea

Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Endangered. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Leaves
Pulau Sibu, Malaysia; Mangrove in front of a rocky shore; 2010.

Flowers
Eastern coast; coastal; 2010.

Flowers w/o petals
Pulau Sibu, Malaysia; Mangrove in front of a rocky shore; 2010.

Fruits
Eastern coast; coastal; 2010.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Quisqualis indica

Quisqualis indica L.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Casual. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Climber.

Habit
Pearl’s Hill City Park; 2010.

Leaves
Punggol; Cultivated; 2010.

Flowers
Punggol; Cultivated; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Drunken Sailor.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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