From across Singapore Botanic Gardens at the Cluny Road / Napier Road junction, I noticed the crown of this mature tree was covered with flowers. Upon close zooming with my camera, they were revealed to be flowers of the Mango Tree.
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Showing posts with label mangifera. Show all posts
30 March 2011
MANGIFERA INDICA
From across Singapore Botanic Gardens at the Cluny Road / Napier Road junction, I noticed the crown of this mature tree was covered with flowers. Upon close zooming with my camera, they were revealed to be flowers of the Mango Tree.
24 March 2011
MANGIFERA INDICA
These are the inflorescences and flowers of the developing Mango Tree. It is interesting and hard to imagine how such a small flower can be pollinated and its ovary develops into a huge mango fruit over time.
20 March 2011
MANGIFERA INDICA
This Mango tree (scientific name: Mangifera indica; Family: Anacardiaceae) at the Singapore Botanic Gardens flowered recently. I don't think I have ever posted about this species before, and it constantly surprises me that I miss out on posting the most common plants around me, so here is one of our common fruit trees.A link on this plant is attached here:
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