Pianggu (HT 2012 197)

Reference ID
HT 2012-197

Scientific name: Horsfieldia irya
Family name: Myristicaceae
Girth: 2.51 m @ 1.3 m height
Height: 15.1 m

Location
Singapore Botanic Gardens,
between Carpark A & B

Trees of the Myristicaceae (Nutmeg Family) produces male flowers on one individual and female flowers on another individual (dioecious). This Heritage Tree Pianggu is a male tree, which would not fruit. Native. Critically endangered.

One of the few remnant plants from former Gardens' Director, J.F. Sinclair's Myristicaceae plot. This plot was used in his review of the family, published in Gardens Bulletin. The tree is a characteristic plant of freshwater swamp forest. Sinclair was an expert on plants from the Myristicaceae.

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

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📷: Hazri Boey