The Plant Observatory

Plant Pictorial Database

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Scientific name: Baccaurea bracteata | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Baccaurea motleyana | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: Rambai
Chinese name: 多脉木奶果
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Scientific name: Baccaurea parviflora | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: Wild Rambai, Setumbun Merah
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Baccaurea sumatrana | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Baeckea frutescens | Synonym(s)

Family: Myrtaceae

Common name: False Rue
Chinese name: 岗松
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Scientific name: Bambusa heterostachya | Synonym(s)

Family: Poaceae

Common name: Malay Dwarf Bamboo
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Bambusa multiplex | Synonym(s)

Family: Poaceae

Common name: Hedge Bamboo, Chinese Dwarf Bamboo
Chinese name: 凤尾竹 , 观音竹
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Scientific name: Baphia nitida | Synonym(s)

Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Barwood, Camwood
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Barleria cristata | Synonym(s)

Family: Acanthaceae

Common name: Philippine Violet
Chinese name: 假杜鵑 , 洋杜鹃
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Scientific name: Barleria lupulina | Synonym(s)

Family: Acanthaceae

Common name: Hophead Philippine Violet
Chinese name: 黄花假杜鹃 , 花叶假杜鹃
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Scientific name: Barringtonia acutangula | Synonym(s)

Family: Lecythidaceae

Common name: Freshwater Mangrove, Indian Oak
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Barringtonia asiatica | Synonym(s)

Family: Lecythidaceae

Common name: Beach Barringtonia, Fish-killer Tree, Putat Laut, Sea Putat
Chinese name: 滨玉芯 , 棋盘脚树
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Scientific name: Barringtonia edulis | Synonym(s)

Family: Lecythidaceae

Common name: Pilinut
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Barringtonia racemosa | Synonym(s)

Family: Lecythidaceae

Common name: Putat Kampung
Chinese name: 水茄苳 , 玉蕊
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Scientific name: Basella alba | Synonym(s)

Family: Basellaceae

Common name: Malabar Nightshade, Ceylon Spinach
Chinese name: 落葵
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Scientific name: Bauhinia acuminata | Synonym(s)

Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Dwarf White Orchid Tree
Chinese name: 白花羊蹄甲
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Scientific name: Bauhinia galpinii | Synonym(s)

Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Red Orchid Tree, Pride of the Cape
Chinese name: 南非羊蹄甲 , 红花羊蹄甲
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Scientific name: Bauhinia purpurea | Synonym(s)

Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Chinese name: 羊蹄甲
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Scientific name: Beaucarnea recurvata | Synonym(s)

Family: Asparagaceae

Common name: Ponytail Palm, Bottle Palm, Elephant-foot Tree
Chinese name: 酒瓶兰
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Scientific name: Begonia bowerae | Synonym(s)

Family: Begoniaceae

Common name: Eyelash Begonia
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Begonia cucullata | No synonym

Family: Begoniaceae

Common name: Clubed Begonia, Wax Begonia
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Berrya javanica | Synonym(s)

Family: Malvaceae

Common name: Java Berrya
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Bhesa paniculata | Synonym(s)

Family: Centroplacaceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Biancaea sappan | Synonym(s)

Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Sappan Wood
Chinese name: 苏木
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Scientific name: Bidens alba | Synonym(s)

Family: Asteraceae

Common name: Beggarticks, Romerillo
Chinese name: 鬼针草 , 咸丰草
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Scientific name: Bidens pilosa | Synonym(s)

Family: Asteraceae

Common name: Spanish Needle, Hairy Beggarticks
Chinese name: 鬼针草
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Scientific name: Billbergia pyramidalis | Synonym(s)

Family: Bromeliaceae

Common name: Fool Proof Plant
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Bismarckia nobilis | Synonym(s)

Family: Arecaceae

Common name: Bismarck Palm
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Bixa orellana | Synonym(s)

Family: Bixaceae

Common name: Lipstick Tree, Annatto
Chinese name: 红木 , 胭脂木
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Scientific name: Blechnum finlaysonianum | Synonym(s)

Family: Aspleniaceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: 宽羽乌毛蕨
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Scientific name: Blechnum gibbum | Synonym(s)

Family: Aspleniaceae

Common name: Dwarf Tree Fern, Silver Lady Fern
Chinese name: 肋骨蕨 , 美人蕨
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Scientific name: Blechnum orientale | Synonym(s)

Family: Aspleniaceae

Common name: Centipede Fern, Paku Lipan
Chinese name: 乌毛蕨
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Scientific name: Blumea axillaris | Synonym(s)

Family: Asteraceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: 柔毛艾纳香
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Scientific name: Blumea balsamifera | Synonym(s)

Family: Asteraceae

Common name: Sambong
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Blumea lacera | Synonym(s)

Family: Asteraceae

Common name: Malay Blumea, False Ox Tongue
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Boehmeria nivea | Synonym(s)

Family: Urticaceae

Common name: Ramie, Chinese Silk Plant, China Grass
Chinese name: 苎麻
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Scientific name: Boerhavia coccinea | Synonym(s)

Family: Nyctaginaceae

Common name: Scarlet Spiderling
Chinese name: 红花黄细心
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Scientific name: Boerhavia diffusa | Synonym(s)

Family: Nyctaginaceae

Common name: Red Hogweed, Red Spiderling
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Boesenbergia rotunda | Synonym(s)

Family: Zingiberaceae

Common name: Chinese Keys, Chinese Ginger, Fingerroot
Chinese name: 凹唇姜
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Scientific name: Bolbitis heteroclita | Synonym(s)

Family: Polypodiaceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: 长叶实蕨 , 尾叶实蕨
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Scientific name: Bonnaya antipoda | Synonym(s)

Family: Linderniaceae

Common name: Sparrow False Pimpernel
Chinese name: 泥花草
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Scientific name: Bonnaya ruelloides | Synonym(s)

Family: Linderniaceae

Common name: Duckbill Lindernia
Chinese name: 旱田草
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Scientific name: Borassus flabellifer | Synonym(s)

Family: Arecaceae

Common name: Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm, Cambodian Palm
Chinese name: 糖棕 , 扇叶树头棕
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Scientific name: Bouea oppositifolia | Synonym(s)

Family: Anacardiaceae

Common name: Plum Mango, Marrion Plum Tree
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Bougainvillea glabra | Synonym(s)

Family: Nyctaginaceae

Common name: Paper Flower
Chinese name: 九重葛
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Scientific name: Brachypterum scandens | Synonym(s)

Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Jewel Vine, Hog Creeper
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Brassica rapa | Synonym(s)

Family: Brassicaceae

Common name: Chinese Cabbage
Chinese name: 菜心
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Scientific name: Breynia androgyna | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: Sweet Leaf Bush, Star Gooseberry, Katuk
Chinese name: 守宫木菜 , 马尼菜
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Scientific name: Breynia discigera | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Breynia disticha | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: Red-Leaf Breynia, Snow Bush
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Breynia oblongifolia | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: Coffee Bush
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Breynia spatulifolia | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: Dragon's Tongue
Chinese name: 龙脷叶
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Scientific name: Bridelia stipularis | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: 土蜜藤
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Scientific name: Bridelia tomentosa | Synonym(s)

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Common name: Pop-gun Seed
Chinese name: 土蜜树
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Scientific name: Broussonetia papyrifera

Family: Moraceae

Synonym: Morus papyrifera, Papyrius papyriferus
Common name: Paper Mulberry
Chinese name: 构树
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 31 October 2016
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Scientific name: Browallia speciosa

Family: Solanaceae

Common name: Amethyst Flower
Chinese name: 蓝英花 , 紫水晶
Location: Hong Kong
Date taken: 26 December 2011
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Scientific name: Brownea grandiceps

Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Scarlet Flame Bean
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 28 July 2012
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Scientific name: Brownlowia tersa

Family: Malvaceae

Synonym: B. beccarii, B. lanceolata, Dialycarpa beccarii, Glabraria tersa, Litsea tersa
Common name: Dungun Air
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 8 September 2012
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Scientific name: Brugmansia suaveolens

Family: Solanaceae

Synonym: Datura suaveolens
Common name: White Angel's Trumpet
Chinese name: 大花曼陀罗
Location: Malaysia
Date taken: 23 December 2009
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Scientific name: Bruguiera cylindrica

Family: Rhizophoraceae

Synonym: B. caryophylloides
Common name: Bakau Putih
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 20 April 2008
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Scientific name: Bruguiera gymnorrhiza

Family: Rhizophoraceae

Common name: Large-leafed Mangrove
Chinese name: 木榄
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 8 September 2012
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Scientific name: Brunfelsia americana

Family: Solanaceae

Common name: Lady of the Night
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 4 October 2014
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Scientific name: Brunfelsia pauciflora

Family: Solanaceae

Synonym: B. calycina, B. eximia, B. lindeniana, B. lindeniana
Common name: Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow
Chinese name: 番茉莉
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 30 January 2013
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Scientific name: Bryophyllum pinnatum

Family: Crassulaceae

Synonym: Kalanchoe pinnata
Common name: Air Plant, Life Plant
Chinese name: 落地生根
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 5 July 2009
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Scientific name: Buchanania arborescens

Family: Anacardiaceae

Synonym: B. florida, B. lucida, B. platyphylla
Common name: Little Gooseberry Tree, Satinwood, Sparrow's Mango
Chinese name: 山檨子
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 26 September 2015
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Scientific name: Buchanania sessifolia

Family: Anacardiaceae

Synonym: B. acuminata, B. oxyphylla
Common name: -
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 23 April 2014
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Scientific name: Buchozia japonica | Synonym(s)

Family: Rubiaceae

Common name: Snow Rose, Tree of a Thousand Stars
Chinese name: 六月雪 , 白马骨
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Scientific name: Bucida molineti

Family: Combretaceae

Synonym: Terminalia molineti
Common name: Dwarf Geometry Tree, Spiny Black Olive
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 31 Ocotber 2009
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Scientific name: Bunchosia armeniaca

Family: Malpighiaceae

Synonym: Malpighia armeniaca
Common name: Peanut Butter Fruit, Marmela
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 17 March 2010
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Scientific name: Burmannia coelestis

Family: Burmanniaceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: 三品一枝花
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 23 January 2010
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Scientific name: Byttneria maingrayi

Family: Malvaceae

Common name: -
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 31 May 2014
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