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Field Notes

Description:

Small pure white, dainty, star-shaped blossoms. Growing on a shrub.

Notes:

Photographed in Singapore, Kranji area.

Species ID Suggestions

pong pong

Cerbera odollam

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Scott Frazier
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Milk Timber

Tabernaemontana citriflolia

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Ashish
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Comments (10)
Ashish
Typical Apocynaceae family fragrant flowering plant... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocynaceae
Ashish
This is originated from West Indies or Caribbean countries.
LeanneGardner
I'm sure I have these growing at work, with the common name of Snow Star. Will try & get to that garden tomorrow to check for you :)
tracey.yuen
Thanks for the suggestion S Frazier. What I should have put down in the description is that these are growing on a shrub, not a tree. Also the leaves are not oblong as pee the pong pong in your link. I haven't found a picture matching mine exactly yet. I'll leave the identification blank for now... This is really helpful and fun !
Scott Frazier
Your flower has very a distinct (and beautiful) flower shape (whirling star) and arrangement. All the flowers have 5 petals and a yellow center. Jasminum sambac although white, typically has many more than 5 petals. You might just see the photo from the suggestion link one more time (from Singapore) to make sure. :-)
tracey.yuen
Thanks for the ID! Yeah the water drops made me think it was melted candy :)

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Flowers of Oceania

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PublishedSeptember 10, 2011

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