Tacca chantrieri - Black Bat Plant 箭根薯 @Singapore Botanic Gardens (2020 0314)
Common Name: black bat flower, 別稱如蝙蝠花、老虎鬚、黑蝙蝠、招財貓
Native to tropical regions of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, and southern China: particularly Yunnan Province.
Flower - Tacca often flowers in time for Halloween
Location:
National Orchid Gardens – Botanic Gardens
Getting There:
MRT Botanic Garden (CC19/DT9) Exit A
Flower - These flowers are somewhat bat at-shaped, are up to 12 inches across, and have long 'whiskers' that can grow up to 28 inches.
Plant - Lush, Large Emerald Green Foliage
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