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Seagrasses
Text index of seagrasses on Singapore shores
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sbw
lck
tus
pgl
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
bb
tm
ecp
lab
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
jng
hnt
tpg
smk
tsm
rfl
lfa
   
             
cj
   
tm
ecp
       
laz
   
cyr
                Cymodocea rotundata
Smooth ribbon seagrass
               
skd
   
ecp
       
laz
   
cyr
     
smk
tsm
      Cymodocea serrulata
Serrated ribbon seagrass
   
tus
   
chg
 
cj
skd
 
tm
ecp
lab
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
 
hnt
tpg
smk
tsm
rfl
lfa
  Enhalus acoroides
Tape seagrass
         
chg
 
cj
   
tm
ecp
lab
snt
 
kus
laz
   
cyr
     
smk
tsm
      Halodule sp.
Needle seagrass
sbw
           
cj
                                        Halophila beccarii
Beccari's seagrass
     
pgl
prp
chg
   
skd
       
snt
                 
smk
        Halophila decipiens
Hairy spoon seagrass
   
tus
pgl
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
bb
tm
ecp
lab
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
 
hnt
tpg
smk
tsm
 
lfa
  Halophila ovalis complex
Spoon seagrass
         
chg
 
cj
skd
                                      Halophila spinulosa
Fern seagrass
         
chg
       
tm
ecp
       
laz
   
cyr
     
smk
tsm
      Syringodium isoetifolium
Noodle seagrass
             
cj
   
tm
 
lab
snt
tkr
 
laz
sji
 
cyr
jng
 
tpg
smk
tsm
 
lfa
  Thalassia hemprichii
Sickle seagrass

in red are those listed among the threatened plants of Singapore from Davison, G.W. H. and P. K. L. Ng and Ho Hua Chew, 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore.

Location in italics indicates sightings shared by others.

Mangroves
sbw: sungei buloh wetland reserve including kranji mangroves,
lck
: lim chu kang
Northern shores
ecp: east coast park, tm: tanah merah, prp: pasir ris park, chg: changi,
ubn:
pulau ubin (other than cj), cj: chek jawa, skd: pulau sekudu, bb: beting bronok, tus: tuas
Southern shores
lab: labrador, snt: sentosa, cyr: cyrene reef, kus: kusu island, laz: lazarus island, sji: st. john's island, sis: sisters islands,
jng
:
pulau jong, tkr: pulau tekukor, hnt: pulau hantu, tpg: terumbus pempang darat, tengah and laut, smk: pulau semakau,
tsm
: submerged reefs off semakau - terumbu raya, beting bemban besar, terumbu bemban, terumbu semakau, rfl: raffles lighthouse, lfa: live firing area (Salu, Sudong, Pawai, Senang, Biola and submerged reefs in the area)

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