Angsana (HT 2003 98)

Reference ID HT 2003-98	Scientific name: Pterocarpus indicus Family name: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Girth: 10.49 m @ 1.3 m height Height: 31.4 m	Location Sentosa, near entrance of Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa
⚠️ Take note that this Heritage Tree is within hotel property; access might be restricted.

The Angsana is a large deciduous tree that grows up to 40 m in height. Its crown is dense, dome-shaped, wide-spreading, with drooping, pinnate compound leaves. Its flowers are yellow and occur in large bunches of 15-30 cm long, and the fruits are flattened, disc-like pods with papery wings about 5 cm in diameter, 1 or more seeds in each. Cultivated as a street tree in Singapore, the Angsana is native to India, China throughout Southeast Asia, excluding Singapore.

The right stimulus triggers the development of floral buds high up on the crown of the Angsana, unnoticed by anyone, until it simultaneously bursts into bloom. This brilliant display of colour lasts only for a day, after which the tree lays a soft carpet of yellow flowers on the ground beneath it.

This Heritage Tree has the largest girth for an Angsana in the Register. The tree is believed to be planted in the 1880s by the British when the artillery battalion was stationed on Pulau Blakang Mati, Sentosa’s old name.

For more information on this species, please visit NParks Flora & Fauna Web profile here.

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View from the base of Heritage Tree

View of Heritage Tree from the hotel entrance