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Heritage Trees of Singapore
Off-Shore IslandsTempinis2003

Tempinis (HT 2003-117)

This Heritage Tree can be found at edge of forest on Saint John's Island, near the path to Tropical Marine Science Institute.

A dense area of trees and greenery with ferns in the foreground and a small sign on a post.

📷: Brendon Phuah

Heritage Tree Information

Reference ID
HT 2003-117

Scientific name: Sloetia elongata
Family name: Moraceae
Girth: 4.04 m @ 1.3 m height
Height: 19.7 m

Location
Saint John's Island, edge of forest, near path to Tropical Marine Science Institute (View Map) (opens in new tab)

The Tempinis is a bushy evergreen tree that can grow up to 35 metres in height, with a rounded crown and rough, greyish-brown bark. Its leaves are oblong-elliptic, tipped, and thinly leathery, with a drooping habit and a rather yellowish-green hue, while young leaves emerge in a pinkish-brown colour. The flowers grow in hanging green spikes, or catkins, measuring between 8 and 20 cm in length. The fruits are round, approximately 1 cm in width, and are enclosed at the base of the flower.

The leaves can be recognised by the unequal sides at the leaf base with the broadest side foremost. The species was previously known as Streblus elongata, where the generic epithet Streblus means 'crooked' in Greek.

For more information on this species, please refer to NParks' Flora & Fauna Web profile. (opens in new tab)