Phytocrene bracteata Wall. – Nanas Batu @Singapore Botanic Gardens

  Phytocrene bracteata Wall. – Nanas Batu @Singapore Botanic Gardens (2021 0407)

This native woody climber produces either male or female flowers, and large fruits develop from the female flowers after they are pollinated. The leaves are often three-lobed and the undersides are covered in short, brownish hairs.

The spectacular fruits of the Nanas Batu are putting on another show at the Plant House in the Gardens! Admire them from a safe distance as its young prickly stems and bristles covering the fruit may cause skin irritation.

Locate: The Plant House – Singapore Botanic Gardens

Getting There:

MRT Botanic Gardens (DT9/CC19)

MRT Dhoby Ghaut/Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B Stop ID: 08031 Board Bus 7/77/106/171 and alight at Opp S'pore Botanic Gdns Stop ID: 13011