TABERNAEMONTANA DICHOTOMA

These are close-up views of the floral buds and flowers of the Tabernaemontana dichotoma tree. It is interesting how the bud tips are orange and open up to reveal the underlying white pinwheel petals.

PAGIANTHA DICHOTOMA

I posted about the transplanting of this Pinwheel Flower tree recently to Floral Walk.

Whilst this tree is relatively free flowering, I have never seen it fruit in Singapore. When I visited the Malaysian nursery last year, I saw lots of fruits on the small trees. I thought the pollinator may not be present in abundance down south in Singapore, hence the lack of fruit production.

Imagine my surprise when I saw a pair of familiar yellow crescent fruits, typical of plants from the Family Apocynaceae, from afar at the corner of the Garden Of Seasons on 17 Jan 10. Though the tree was small with only a few branches and leaves, there was a pair of the fruits. Now I shall wait till the fruits are ripe before I collect the seeds.