Description ⁴

Its leaves are opposite. The leaf blades are broad and drop-shaped. Its terminal buds and young leaves are coated with a varnish-like substance. The flowers are tubular and have four white lobes that are tinged in pink. They are arranged in dense clusters.

The fruits are elliptic and deeply ridged, becoming light brown and buoyant when ripe.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ria Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildsingapore/3545828320/
2. (c) Ria Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildsingapore/3545828596/
3. (c) Ria Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildsingapore/4108753011/
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scyphiphora_hydrophyllacea

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