Taken on 14 Jan 10 along Pasir Panjang Road, this Barringtonia is really awesome. Though not a frequent bloomer, this uncommon tree produces pendulous clusters of relatively large pink flowers with long visible stamens held by a ring of star-like petals reminiscent of sea anemones when viewed close-up.
After pollination, the stamens and petals are shed, leaving only 3 sepals around the developing ovary.
