The Plant Observatory

Plant Pictorial Database

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Scientific name: Nauclea officinalis

Family: Rubiaceae

Synonym: N. brunnea, Sarcocephalus officinalis
Common name: -
Chinese name: 乌檀
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 30 December 2015
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Scientific name: Nelsonia canescens

Family: Acanthaceae

Synonym: N. brunelloides, Justicia brunelloides, Justicia canescens
Common name: Blue Pussyleaf
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 22 December 2019
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Scientific name: Nelumbo nucifera

Family: Nelumbonaceae

Synonym: N. caspica, N. komarovii, N. nelumbo, N. speciosum, Nymphaea nelumbo
Common name: Lotus
Chinese name: 莲子 , 荷叶
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 15 July 2012
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Scientific name: Nematanthus 'Tropicana'

Family: Gesneriaceae

Common name: Gold Fish Plant
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 13 March 2010
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Scientific name: Neolitsea zeylanica

Family: Lauraceae

Synonym: N. cassia, Laurus cassia, Litsea zeylanica, Tetradenia zeylanica
Common name: Shore Laurel
Chinese name: 南亚新木姜子
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 11 March 2012
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Scientific name: Neonauclea endertii

Family: Rubiaceae

Common name: -
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 2 January 2009
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Scientific name: Neoscortechinia sumatrensis

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common name: -
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 28 September 2013
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Scientific name: Nepenthes ampullaria

Family: Nepenthaceae

Common name: Narrow-lidded Pitcher Plant
Chinese name: 苹果猪笼草
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 3 October 2015
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Scientific name: Nepenthes gracilis

Family: Nepenthaceae

Synonym: N. angustifolia, N. korthalsiana, N. laevis, N. longinodis, N. teysmannianae
Common name: Slender Pitcher Plant
Chinese name: 小猪笼草
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 6 March 2010
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Scientific name: Nepenthes rafflesiana

Family: Nepenthaceae

Common name: Raffles' Pitcher Plant
Chinese name: 莱佛士猪笼草
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 26 October 2013
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Scientific name: Nephelium costatum

Family: Sapindiceae

Common name: Rambutan Pasek
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 15 February 2013
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Scientific name: Nephelium lappaceum

Family: Sapindiceae

Synonym: Euphoria nephelium, Dimocarpus crinita
Common name: Rambutan
Chinese name: 红毛丹
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 13 September 2008
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Scientific name: Nephelium ramboutan-ake

Family: Sapindiceae

Synonym: Litchi ramboutan-ake
Common name: Pulasan
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 16 September 2013
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Scientific name: Nephrolepis acutifolia | Synonym(s)

Family: Polypodiaceae

Common name: Creeping Sword Fern
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Nephrolepis cordifolia var. cordifolia | Synonym(s)

Family: Polypodiaceae

Common name: -
Chinese name: 肾蕨 , 圆羊齿
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Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata | Synonym(s)

Family: Polypodiaceae

Common name: Giant Sword Fern
Chinese name: 长叶肾蕨，双齿肾蕨
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Scientific name: Nephrolepis falcata | Synonym(s)

Family: Polypodiaceae

Common name: Fishtail Fern, Fishtail Sword Fern
Chinese name: -
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Scientific name: Neptunia plena

Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Aquatic Sensitive Plant
Chinese name: 假含羞草
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 12 April 2008
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Scientific name: Nerium oleander

Family: Apocynaceae

Synonym: N. indicum, N. odorum
Common name: Oleander
Chinese name: 夹竹桃
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 3 January 2012
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Scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum

Family: Solanaceae

Synonym: N. chinensis
Common name: Tobacco
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 20 March 2011
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Scientific name: Norrisia maior

Family: Loganiaceae

Common name: -
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 23 April 2014
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Scientific name: Nothocissus spicifera

Family: Vitaceae

Synonym: Ampelocissus spicifer, Cissus spicifera
Common name: -
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 11 February 2012
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Scientific name: Nymphaea

Family: Nymphaeaceae

Common name: Water Lily
Chinese name: 睡莲
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 7 February 2008
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Scientific name: Nymphaea alba

Family: Nymphaeaceae

Synonym: Castalia alba, Leuconymphaea alba
Common name: White Water Lily
Chinese name: 白睡莲
Location: Indonesia
Date taken: 25 December 2008
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Scientific name: Nymphoides indica

Family: Menyanthaceae

Synonym: N. humboldtiana, Menyanthes indica, Villarsia indica
Common name: Water Snowflake
Chinese name: 一叶莲
Location: Indonesia
Date taken: 3 January 2012
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Scientific name: Nypa fruticans

Family: Arecaceae

Synonym: Cocos nypa, Nipa arborescens, Nipa fruticans, N. litoralis
Common name: Nipah Palm, Attap Chee
Chinese name: 亚答子 , 水椰
Location: Singapore
Date taken: 20 April 2008
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