Jelawai Jaha (HT 2022 322)

Reference ID
HT 2022-322

Scientific name: Terminalia subspathulata
Family name: Combretaceae
Girth: 6.14 m @ 1.3 m height
Height: 37.2 m

Location
Singapore Island Country Club
(Island Location)

The Jelawai Jaha is a forest tree that is native to Singapore and can grow up to 45 m in height or more. It can also be found naturally distributed in the forests of Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Java. The trunk is heavily buttressed, and the bark is pale brown with narrow cracks. This emergent tree has a wide and flat topped crown — a character, particularly distinct in mature trees of this species. Its open and tiered crown has been observed to be favoured by large birds of prey as nesting sites in Singapore.

The spathula-shaped leaves are leathery, bearing long leaf stalks and are spirally arranged, with its edges curved. The Jelawai Jaha bears greenish to yellow flowers which are pollinated by insects while its flat, two-winged fruits are wind dispersed.

This Heritage Tree had a girth of 3 m when measured at 5 m height above the buttresses when endorsed as a Heritage Tree in 2022.

The Singapore Island Country Club organizes tours to view the Heritage Trees with a minimum group size of 15 pax. Please contact Lifestyle@sicc.org.sg for more information.

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

Gallery

Overall shot of Heritage Tree
(📷: Heritage Tree Secretariat)

Heritage Tree with surrounding landscape
(📷: Heritage Tree Secretariat)