Archive for Family: Sapindaceae

Lepisanthes alata

Lepisanthes alata (Blume) Leenh.

Recent Synonyms:

Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Kallang; Cultivated; 2011.

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Kallang; Cultivated; 2011.

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Kallang; Cultivated; 2011.

Stipules
Kallang; Cultivated; 2011.


Kallang; Cultivated; 2011.

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Guioa pleuropteris

Guioa pleuropteris (Blume) Radlk.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Vulnerable. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Leaflet
National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2010.

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Pulau Semakau, Secondary forest; 2011.

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National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2010.

Fruits
National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2010.

Fruits
National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2010.

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National University of Singapore; Cultivated; 2010.

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Dimocarpus longan var. malesianus

Dimocarpus longan var. Lour. malesianus

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Casual. Cultivated

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Treelet
Dover; Secondary forest; 2010.

Branch
Dover; Secondary forest; 2010.


Dover; Secondary forest; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Longan.

Other Varieties: Dimocarpus longan var. longan

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Allophylus cobbe

Allophylus cobbe (L.) Reausch.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Common. Cultivated

Growth Form or Habit: Shrub.

Leaves
Khatib Bongsu; Mangrove; 2010.

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Pulau Semakau; 2011.

Other Information:

Common Name: Tit Berry.

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(1) The Plant Observatory website

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Pometia pinnata

Pometia pinnata J.R. Forst & G. Forst.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Endangered. Cultivated

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Habit
Seng Kang Riverside Park; Cultivated; 2010.

Leaves
Seng Kang Riverside Park; Cultivated; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Kasai.

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Dimocarpus longan var. longan

Dimocarpus longan Lour. var. longan

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Casual. Cultivated

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Habit
Sengkang Riverside Park; Cultivated; 2010.

Leaves
Seng Kang Riverside Park; Cultivated; 2010.

Young leaves
Sengkang Riverside Park; Cultivated; 2010.

Fruits
Sengkang Riverside Park; Cultivated; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Longan.

Other Varieties: Dimocarpus longan var. malesianus

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Filicium decipiens

Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites ex Hook. f.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.


Queenstown; 2010.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

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Queenstown; 2010.

Distribution: East Africa to Sri Lanka.

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Arfeuillea arborescens

Arfeuillea arborescens Pierre

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.

Habit
Hougang; Cultivated; 2010.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Leaf arrangement
Hougang; Cultivated; 2010.


Hougang; Cultivated; 2010.

Other information:

Common Name: Hop Tree

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Nephelium lappaceum

Nephelium lappaceum L.

Recent Synonyms: None relevant.

Status: Native; Critically endangered. Cultivated.

Growth Form or Habit: Tree.

Habit
Queenstown; Cultivated; 2010.

Leaves
Queenstown; Cultivated; 2010.

Clementi Woods; Cultivated; 2012.

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Bukit Brown Cemetery; 2011.

Riped fruits
Punggol; Cultivated; 2010.

Other Information:

Common Name: Rambutan.

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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