Book Reference
A Guide to the Wildflowers of Singapore
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In 1985, Singapore Science Centre published a small booklet Wildflowers guide titled "A Guide to the Wildflowers of Singapore". The pictures of wildflowers shown in this page are those mentioned in the booklet. The common names are enclosed in brackets. Over the years, some of the botanical names indicated in the booklet have changed. I have used the latest accepted botanical names instead.


Dillenia suffruticosa
(Simpoh Air)

Cleome rutidosperma
(Fringed Spiderflower)

Oxalis corniculata
(Yellow Wood Sorrel)

Oxalis barrelieri
(Lavender Sorrel)

Grona triflora
(Lesser Clover-leaved Desmodium)

Grona heterophylla
(Greater Clover-leaved Desmodium)

Mimosa pudica
(Touch-me-not)

Melastoma malabathricum
(Straits Rhododendron)

Miconia crenata
(Hairy Clidemia)

Ludwigia hyssopifolia
(Narrow-leaved Malayan Willow-herb)

Passiflora foetida
(Love-in-a-mist)

Passiflora laurifolia
(Yellow Water Lemon)

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
(Asiatic Pennywort)

Centella asiatica
(Indian Pennywort)

Oldenlandia corymbosa
(Two-flowered Oldenlandia)

Spermacoce remota
(Woodland False Buttonweed)

Spermacoce latifolia
(Broad-leaved Buttonweed)

Spermacoce exilis
(Toothed Buttonweed)

Sphagneticola trilobata
(Creeping Daisy)

Mikania micrantha
(Mile-a-minute Weed)

Elephantopus mollis
(Elephant's Foot)

Elephantopus tomentosus
(Devil's Grandmother)

Synedrella nodiflora
(Cinderella Weed)

Tridax procumbens
(Coat Button)

Ageratum conyzoides
(White Weed)

Crassocephalum crepidioides
(Redflower Ragleaf)

Cyanthillium cinereum
(Little Ironweed)

Emilia sonchifolia
(Cupid's Shaving Brush)

Eclipta prostrata
(White Heads)

Varronia cylindristachya
(String Bush)

Ipomoea cairica
(Railroad Creeper)

Torenia polygonoides
(Malayan Eyebright)

Torenia crustacea
(Brittle False Pimpernel)

Vandellia diffusa
(Spreading False Pimpernel)

Ruellia repens
(Creeping Ruellia)

Thunbergia alata
(Black-eyed Susan Vine)

Asystasia gangetica ssp. micrantha
(Chinese Violet)

Asystasia gangetica
(Chinese Violet)

Lantana camara
(Common Lantana)

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
(Blue Snakeweed)

Hyptis capitata
(Lesser Roundhead)

Alternanthera sessilis
(Sessile Joyweed)

Aristolochia acuminata
(Dutchman's Pipe)

Peperomia pellucida
(Common Peperomia)

Piper sarmentosum
(Wild Pepper)

Euphorbia thymifolia
(Thyme-leaf Spurge)

Euphorbia hirta
(Hairy Spurge)

Phyllanthus debilis
(Niruri)

Phyllanthus urinaria
(Spiny-fruited Pick-a-back)

Pilea microphylla
(Gunpowder Plant)

Commelina diffusa
(Spreading Dayflower)

Murdannia spirata
(Asiatic Dewflower)

Cynodon dactylon
(Bermuda Grass)

Zoysia matrella
(Carpet Grass)

Eragrostis tenella
(Japanese Love Grass)

Sacciolepis indica
(Glenwood Grass)

Eleusine indica
(Goose Grass)

Chloris barbata
(Plush Grass)

Dactyloctenium aegyptium
(Egyptian Finger Grass)

Sporobolus indicus
(Rat-tail Grass)

Cenchrus purpureus
(Elephant Grass)

Axonopus compressus
(Cow Grass)

Panicum repens
(Torpedo Grass)

Paspalum conjugatum
(Buffalo Grass)

Digitaria longiflora
(Indian Crabgrass)

Chrysopogon aciculatus
(Love Grass)

Ischaemum muticum
(Seashore Centipede Grass)

Ischaemum ciliare
(Smut Grass)

Imperata cylindrica
(Lalang Grass)

Fimbristylis dichotoma
(Forked Fimbry)

Cyperus mindorensis
(White Kyllinga)

Cyperus aromaticus
(Navua Sedge)

Cyperus rotundus
(Nut Grass)

Scleria ciliaris
(Winged Scleria)
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