CentralSentul2020

Sentul (HT 2020-313)

This Heritage Tree can be found at Clemenceau Ave North, opposite Blk 100 Cavenagh House.

A tall tree with dense green foliage stands near a roadside under a blue sky with some scattered clouds.

📷: Brendon Phuah

Heritage Tree Information

Reference ID
HT 2020-313

Scientific name: Sandoricum koetjape
Family name: Meliaceae
Girth: 3.3 m @ 1.3 m height
Height: 26.2 m

Location
Clemenceau Avenue North, near Lamp-post No. 81 (View Map) (opens in new tab)

The Sentul is a large, evergreen tree, usually with smooth grey bark with the trunk that is generally un-buttressed. It may grow up to 50 m tall, supported by high buttressed roots, which may be up to 3 m tall in old trees. Young branches and the underside of leaves are thickly covered in short, brown hairs. These leaves are usually dark green in colour but become bright red before dying.

The Sentul is cultivated in Southeast Asia for its fruit, which are round and yellow or brownish in colour, measuring about 5-8 cm across. These fruits are produced prolifically after flowering that occurs typically about once a year. The fruit contains a white, juicy pulp (aril) surrounding the seeds. The aril tastes either sour or sweet. Each fruit contains 3-5 brown, ovate to ellipsoid seeds.

The road name, Clemenceau Avenue, was named after Georges Clemenceau, premier of France who visited Singapore from 17 to 22 October 1920. This Heritage Sentul had a girth of 3.3 m when it was endorsed in 2020.

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