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Heritage tree, Penaga Laut (Calophyllum inophyllum) at Singapore Botanic Gardens Fruits. Now, it is widely cultivated in all tropical regions of the world. [2] Because of its decorative leaves, fragrant flowers, and spreading crown, it is best known as an ornamental plant. [2] This tree often grows in coastal regions, as well as nearby lowland ...
A Tree of 40 Fruit fruiting in the artist's nursery. Each spring the tree's blossom is a mix of different shades of red, pink and white. [3] The tree of 40 fruits was originally conceived as an art project, and Sam Van Aken hoped that people would notice that the tree has different kinds of flower in spring and has different types of fruit in ...
This tree can easily be distinguished by its simple leaves and very different flowers. Ashoka flowers are red (initially orange in color) while P. longifolia flowers are apple green in color. Ashoka fruits look like broad beans containing multiple seeds while false ashoka fruits are small, spherical and contain only one seed.
Ceiba speciosa, the floss silk tree (formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a species of deciduous tree that is native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America.It has several local common names, such as palo borracho (in Spanish literally "drunken stick"), or árbol del puente, samu'ũ (in Guarani), or paineira (in Brazilian Portuguese).
Franklinia alatamaha is a small deciduous tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, but commonly 4.5–7.5 m (15–25 ft). [7] It is prized for its fragrant white flowers, similar to single white Camellia blossoms; the smell may remind some of orange blossoms or honeysuckle. [8]
The sandbox tree can grow to 60 metres (200 ft) in height, [7] and up to 13 metres (44 ft) in girth at 1.8 metres (6 ft) above the ground; [8] its large ovate leaves grow to 60 cm (2 ft) wide. The trees are monoecious, with red, un-petaled flowers. Male flowers grow on long spikes, while female flowers grow alone in leaf axils.
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The flowers are borne in dense corymbs; each flower is creamy white, and 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) across with five petals. The fruit is a small pome 4–8 millimetres (0.16–0.31 in) diameter, bright orange or red in most species, but pink, yellow or white in some Asian species.