Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Tree |
| Lifespan (in Singapore) | Perennial |
| Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
| Local Conservation Status | Native to Singapore (Presumed Nationally Extinct (NEx)) |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | It is a large tree, sometimes exceeding 3 m girth. |
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| Foliage | Leaves are obovate shaped (5 – 11 cm long and 2.5 - 6 cm wide) and densely covered in characteristic golden-brown scales on the underside. Leaves have up to 16 pairs of secondary veins and ladder-like tertiary veins. Leaf base is obtuse and acumen is short (up to 6 mm long). Petiole is 1.5 - 2 cm long while stipule is 0.8 cm long, linear and obtuse. |
| Flowers | Inflorescence occurs on the axillary or terminal ends, and hang pendulously (up to 14 cm long). Flower is cream-white with fringed petals and contains about 25 stamens. Stylopodium is cylindrical and very hairy. Style is short and tapering from a stout base to a slender tip. |
| Fruit | Fruit have calyx tube (about 13mm across), crowned with a prominent stylopodium. Fruit has 2 wing like calyx lobe (up to about 12 cm long) and 3 smaller wings (up to 1.5 cm long). Nut is almost round, about 3 mm long. |
| Habitat | It is found in mixed peat swamp forest, health forest up to 1200m altitude. |
Landscaping Features
| Landscape Uses | General, Parks & Gardens |
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Fauna, Pollination and Dispersal
| Seed or Spore Dispersal | Abiotic |
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Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Moderate to Slow |
Foliar
| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
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| Prominent Young Flush Colour(s) | Red |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | Cream / Off-White |
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| Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
Image Repository
Others
| Master ID | 32899 |
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| Species ID | 7313 |
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