Under the Flora Section you will discover the remarkable plant life that defines the landscapes of Seberang Perai — from the towering canopies of lowland dipterocarp forest to the tangled roots of coastal mangroves and the quiet abundance of wetland vegetation. Here we showcase the rich botanical diversity of the region, spanning Forest Trees, Mangrove Plants, Wetland & Riparian Flora, Ferns & Epiphytes, Wildflowers & Herbs, and Cultivated & Wayside Plants.
Listed here
227 plants
Growth forms
72 trees, 48 herbs, 28 climbers, 24 shrubs, plus grasses, ferns, sedges and palms
Names
Scientific names follow the MNS field survey; common names are under review
See also
Mangroves identification guide
Mangroves
Salt-tolerant trees, palms and ferns that hold the coast together. Learn to tell api-api, bakau, berus and tumu apart, and find out where to see them.
Open the mangrove guide
Spermacoce laevis
Snake tongue grass, Siku-siku, Telor belankas
herb
Spermacoce ocymoides
Slender Buttonweed
herb
Sphaeranthus africanus
African Globe Thistle
herb
Spondias dulcis
Ambarella / June Plum
tree
Stenochlaena palustris
Midin / Climbing Fern
fern
Streblus asper
Sandpaper Tree
tree
Styrax benzoin
Benzoin Resin Tree
tree
Suregada multiflora
False Lime Tree
tree
Syzygium aqueum
Water Apple / Jambu Air
tree
Syzygium chloranthum
Green-flowered Eugenia
tree
Syzygium conglomeratum
Conglomerate Eugenia
tree
Syzygium samarangense
Wax Apple / Jambu Madu
tree
Syzygium sp.1
planted
tree
Syzygium sp.2
Dwarf Jasmine; planted
shrub
Terminalia catappa
Sea Almond / Ketapang
tree
Tetrastigma hemsleyanum
Hemsley's Rockvine
climber
Tiliacora sp.
Yanang Grass Variety
herb
Triumfetta rhomboidea
Diamond Burbank / Burr Bush
herb
Uncaria roxburghiana
Roxburgh's Gambir
scrambler
Urochloa glumaris
Thurston Grass
grass