I saw a number of unknown plants. One of them (right) was this weed which was up to 50cm tall. It had flower heads resemble that of Ageratum conyzoides (White Weed) but they appeared from the nodes of the stem with no stalk below the flower heads, similar to that seen with Alternanthera sessilis (Sessile Joyweed). I had seen this plant in another location since January but was not able to find its identity. [Update: Struchium sparganophorum]

This unknown climber (left) had palm-shaped leaves. However, no flower or fruit was seen. [Update: Ipomoea mauritiana]

There were some new ferns planted at the entrance bridge area of the Reserve. Two of them were Pityrogramma calomelanos (Silver Fern) and Cyclosorus interruptus. Another one (right) was unfamiliar to me. Its secondary pinna (leaflets) had long and slender tips. The young sori were located in false indusia (fold back of the edge of the leaflets), similar to that seen in the Adiantum latifolium (Broadleaf Maidenhair). It should be a fern that I had not seen before. [Post note: Pteris tripartita]

Another unknown plant (left) was a tree standing at the side of the pond next to the entrance. I had been observing this tree for a while but the branches were usually high up and I never got to take any good picture of it. This time round, one of the branches came pretty near to the bridge. I managed to take some pictures of its seed pods and leaves but the white flowers were still a distance away. [Post note: Dendrolobium umbellatum]

Of the all unknown plants seen, I did manage to identify one (Avicennia rumphiana, Api-api Bulu). This one was not too difficult to identify as I do know the other species in the same genus.

The surprise of the day was the sighting of the Eulophia graminea (Grass Orchid) at the side of a gravel path in the Reserve. It had chosen to grow just beside the mangrove swamp. I did not expect to see this orchid in such environment. Furthermore, it seemed to be thriving well with flowers, fruits and seed pods.

At around 12:30 pm, I was back at the bus stop where I had started. It was a 30-minute track along the road before I get the bus stop. I did see some other plants but had not added them to the Photo Gallery below since they are not part of the Reserve.