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| Teruntum Lumnitzera sp. Family Combretaceae updated Jan 2013 Where seen? This pretty plant with plasticky leaves and tiny flowers is sometimes seen in back mangroves. Features: Short shrub to tall tree. Leaves spatula shaped with oval ends thick and fleshy, arranged in a spiral. Flowers small. The small fruits are ribbed, corky and float, and dispersed by water. Sometimes mistaken for Chengam (Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea) which has its leaves arranged in a spiral. According to Giesen, although occurring throughout Malaysia and Indonesia, L. littorea and L. racemosa practically exclude each other in habitat and have never been collected in exactly the same stand. The exact cause of this different ecological behaviour is not yet known. |
 Pulau Ubin, Jan 09  Pulau Ubin,Nov 09 |
| Teruntum on Singapore shores |
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Teruntum
merah
Lumnitzera littorea |
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 Red flowers, stamens much longer than petals. |
 Developing fruits. |
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Teruntum
putih
Lumnitzera racemosa |
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 White flowers, stamens same length as petals. |
 Developing fruits. |
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