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
Crotalaria pallida
Smooth Rattlebox
shrub
Croton tiglium
Purging Croton
shrub
Cuscuta campestris
Field Dodder
climber
Cyanthillium cinereum
Little Ironweed
herb
Cyperus brevifolius
Shortleaf Spikesedge
sedge
Cyperus compactus
Compact Sedge
sedge
Cyperus compressus
Poorland Flat Sedge
sedge
Cyperus distans
Slender Cyperus
sedge
Cyperus haspan
Haspan Flat Sedge
sedge
Cyperus iria
Rice Flatsedge
sedge
Cyperus radians
Radiating Sedge
sedge
Derris elliptica
Tuba Root
climber
Digitaria sp.
Finger Grass Species
grass
Dimocarpus longan
Longan
tree
Diospyros sp.
Persimmon / Ebony Species
tree
Echinochloa colona
Jungle Rice / Shama Grass
grass
Eclipta prostrata
False Daisy
herb
Elaeocarpus sp.
Rudraksha / Bead Tree Species
tree
Eleusine indica
Goosegrass / Wiregrass
grass
Embelia ribes
False Black Pepper / Vidanga
climber