Plants >> Saga Tree [Adenanthera pavonina]

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Shrubby Simpoh [Dillenia suffruticosa]
This plant is endemic in Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, known as Simpoh air. Now it is much planted in the rest of tropical Asia and on the Pacific Islands. In those places, the plant becomes a garden escape, sometimes invasive.

Leaves: Large (35cm long) oval leaves that are cabbage-like with slightly toothed edges.
Flowers: Large yellow, five petals.
Fruits: Red, splits open into segments; seeds covered with red flesh.

Location: Singapore.