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Forest Gems of Semakau

Semakau's Main Page

Trust the tree that kisses sea-stars ! She, Cerbera manghas, knows what she is talking about - the seashore flora of Semakau.

Here's three precious forest gems she has revealed to me - Alpinia aquatica , Anodendron candolleanum and Tacca leontopetaloides. They may never be found elsewhere in Singapore !

'Make these your friends', she said:

Acacia auriculiformis
Acrostichum speciosum
Alpinia aquatica
Anodendron candolleanum
Ardisia littoralis
Areca catechu
Avicennia alba
Avicennia rumphiana

Bambusa vulgaris
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
Caesalpinia bonduc
Calophyllum inophyllum
Canavalia cathartica
Cassytha filiformis
Casuarina equisitifolia
Cayratia trifolia
Cerbera manghas
Cerbera odollum
Clerodendrum inerme
Cissus hastata
Cocos nucifera
Colubrina asiatica
Combretum tetralophum
Cyperus pedunculatus
Dalbergia candenatensis
Dendrobium crumenatum
Derris trifoliata
Derris scandens
Desmodium umbellatum
Dischidia major
Drynaria quercifolia
Eugenia cumini
Eulophia graminea
Flagellaria indica
Guettarda speciosa
Guioa pleuropteris

Hibiscus tiliaceus
Heritiera littoralis
Ischaemum muticum
Lannea coromandelica
Lumnitzera littorale
Mangifera indica
Oxyceros longiflora
Pandanus odoratissimus
Pogamia pinnata
Pouteria obovata
Peltophorum pterocarpum
Premna corymbosa
Rhizophora apiculata
Rhizophora mucronata
Scaevola sericea
Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Smythea lanceata
Sonneratia alba
Syzygium palembanicum
Tacca leontopetaloides
Terminalia catappa
Tetracera indica
Thespesia populnea
Vitex pubescens
Ximenia americana
Xylocarpus granatum