ABC Wednesday- T for Tecoma

Tecoma capensis, commonly known as Cape Honeysuckle, is a scrambling shrub which is native to Africa. It grows to about 2 to 3 metres in height and a similar width. Flowers colour ranges vary from red, orange, deep orange, yellow to salmon, grouped in terminal clusters that are 4–6 in (10–15 cm) long.


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Fungi: fan shape

I am not an expert on fungi, but like to seek them out and hoping to see the one not common and better I have not seen before.

ABC Wednesday-S for sea putat

Sea Putat is also called Barringtonia Asiatica, Fish Poison Tree or Sea Poison Tree. It is a species of Barringtonia native to mangrove habitats on the tropical coasts and islands of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. In Singapore, they are most found in the coastal forest, shores, sandy to rocky coasts, but now are widely planted in our coastal parks. They are very beautiful landscape plants indeed. 

The tree can grow up to 20 meters. They are suitable for planting under a variety of soil conditions. Its massive dense crown provides shade and is ideal for public parks and large compounds. They have large waxy leaves in oval shape, size from 15 to 40 cm long, 10 to 20 cm wide.  Young leaves may be pinkish olive with pink veins. older leaves wither yellow or pale orange.

I like the stunning pinkish pom-pom flowers

The flowers can as large as to 15 cm across, conspicuous and attractive on account of the numerous white and pink stamens. White petals are up to 7 cm long.

Fruit large (8-10cm) in very unique shape, from dark green changed to brown when ripe, fibrous and contains one seed. The fruit floats and the softer outer layers rot in the water, so the fruit is stranded on a faraway shore as a fibrous basket surrounding the seed.

Acacia confusa

According to wikipedia: "Acacia confusa is a perennial tree native to South-East Asia.
Some common names for it are Acacia Petit Feuille, Taiwan acacia, Formosa Acacia, Small Philippine Acacia, Formosa Acacia (Taiwan Acacia) and Formosan Koa. It grows to a height of 15m. The tree has become very common in many tropical Pacific areas, including Hawaii, where the species is considered invasive"

Mature trees flowering in early Summer. Flowers individually very small, grouped many together in spherical yellow heads about 0.5 cm across. The tiny yellow flowers attract bees and other insect to collect some pollen. Fruit a flattened pod, to 4 - 9 x 1 cm, dark brown when dry, containing four to eight seeds.

Today's flowers: cactus

Arrowhead white flowers

Arrowhead water plants are one of the easy growing plants for your watergarden look lush and tropical. They grow very fast, the large green foliage and beautiful white flowers will light up your pond color.
White flowers photo taken for White Wednesday

Yellow powerpuff flower

Powerpuff Tree, the pungent yet faintly sweet scent produced by the flowers attract moths and nectar-feeding bats at night. When the flowers shed, the ants are attracted to the dead flowers for its sweet nectar. My other pink powderpuff flowers are posted here.