Maiden's
jealousy
Tristellateia australasiae
Family Malpighiaceae
updated
Sep 09
Where seen? A popular ornamental, this pretty plant with
bright yellow flowers is commonly seen in gardens and parks. But in
the wild, it originally grew in back mangroves, tidal swamps, coasts
and forests. Widely distributed from Taiwan through Southeast Asia
to Australia.
Features: It is a liana (3-6m
up to 10m long). The twigs are puple with bumps (lenticels). The leaves
(7-12cm) a fresh green, arranged opposite one another. The star-shaped
flowers (2-3cm) are bright yellow appearing in clusters (4-30cm long).
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Growing
wild in a mangrove
Kranji Nature Trail, Dec 09
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Sometimes
confused with Kuku
tupai (Caesalpinia crista) when in bloom. |
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Kranji Nature Trail, Dec 09
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Changi, Sep 09
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Changi, Sep 09
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Planted.
Changi, Sep 09
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Links
- Tristellateia
australasiae on Total Vascular Flora of Singapore Online:
photos and fact sheet.
- Giesen, Wim
and Stephan Wulffraat, Max Zieren and Liesbeth Scholten. 2006.
Mangrove
Guidebook for Southeast Asia (PDF online downloadable).
RAP publication 2006/07 Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Bangkok.
References
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