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Heritage Trees of Singapore
CentralMountain Teak2012

Mountain Teak (HT 2012-201)

This Heritage Tree can be found in Singapore Botanic Gardens, Lawn B (near Swan Lake).

Dense trees with green foliage in a forest or park under a clear blue sky.

📷: Hazri Boey

Heritage Tree Information

Reference ID
HT 2012-201

Scientific name: Podocarpus neriifolius
Family name: Podocarpaceae
Girth: 3.49 m @ 0.5 m height
Height: 16.4 m

Location
Singapore Botanic Gardens, Lawn B, near Main Gate Road (View Map) (opens in new tab)

First written record in the Gardens was Superintendent N. Cantley's list of plants, dated 1882. A remnant of the Conifer collection that once dominated an area at the current Tanglin Core of the Gardens. The Gardens herbarium has specimens of conifers from across the Tanglin Core area. The lack of locality data on these specimens makes it difficult to verify whether the specimens were from these trees.

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