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(to 15m). Young branches hang down like weeping willow. Leaves nearly
circular or oval (6-8cm). Flowers with petals narrow and dark red,
many long white stamens that are pink at the base. Sepals broadly
triangular and yellowish greenish on the inside. Fruit with calyx
lobes flat, spreading out horizontally.Rare. Planted at Sungei Buloh,
Chek Jawa and Pasir Ris. It is Critically Endangered. |
Tree
(3-15m). Leaves nearly circular (5-12.5cm). Young leaves are pale
green with pink blush at tip. Flowers with petals narrow and white,
many long all-white stamens. Sepals red on the inside. Fruit somewhat
pear-shaped, sepal tips bend back towards the stalk. Conical pneumatophores.
Commonly seen on the seaward side of mangroves. |
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tree (to 5m). Leaves oval (5-7cm) . Flowers without petals, sepals
reddish on the inside. Calyx lobes clasp the fruit. Rare. Planted
at Pasir Ris. It is Critically Endangered. |
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(3-8m). Bark peeling, with sinuous buttress roots. Compound leaf:
leaflets are oblong with rounded tips. Flowers tiny white to pinkish
in clusters. Fruit globular large (10-25cm) resembles bowling-ball,
brown with corky seeds. Commonly seen in our mangroves. |
Tree
(5-20m). Bark fissured, with no or peg-like pneuma-tophores . Compound
leaf: leaflets with more pointed tips. Flowers tiny white to pinkish
in clusters. Fruit elliptical (8-12cm). Sometimes seen in our mangroves.
It is Endangered. |
Tree
(8-10m). Bark fissured, no specialised roots. Leaves oval to heart-shaped
with obvious pale veins. Young fruits small, appear in clusters. Rare.
Usually seen only on rocky shores typically among boulders under natural
cliffs. It is Critically Endangered. |
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