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
Lemna minor
Common Duckweed
Lepisanthes rubiginosa
Rusty-leaf tree / Mertajam
tree
Leucas zeylanica
Ceylon Slitwort
herb
Lonicera malayana
Malayan Honeysuckle
climber
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Linear-leaved Water Primrose
herb
Ludwigia octovalvis
Mexican Primrose-willow
herb
Ludwigia prostrata
Prostrate Water Primrose
shrub
Madhuca kingiana
King's Madhuca
tree
Mallotus macrostachyus
Large-spiked Mallotus
tree
Mangifera indica
Mango Tree
tree
Manilkara zapota
Sapodilla / Chiku
tree
Mansoa alliacea
Garlic Vine
climber
Melastoma malabathricum
Senduduk; shryb; Horsfield's Baron; Red-edge Blue (; Rapala pheretima sequeira
Melicope pachyphylla
Thick-leaved Melicope
tree
Miconia crenata
Clidemia / Clidemia hirta
shrub
Microcos paniculata
Panicle-flowered Microcos
tree
Microcos tomentosa
Woolly Microcos
tree
Mikania cordata
Heartleaf Hempvine
climber
Mimosa pigra
Giant Sensitive Tree / Black Mimosa
shrub
Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant / Touch-me-not