Ghost's Foot (Trevesia burckii) @Secret Life of Trees - World of Plants (2021 0525)
Native: Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand
‘Ghost’s foot’ isn’t the only curious common name for Trevesia burckii with the others being equally descriptive and quirky — all of them inspired by its remarkable leaf shape! This is the first time this critically endangered native tree species has flowered in our Gardens, so check it out at Secret Life of Trees in World of Plants!
Resembling a webbed foot, the complex leaf shape is formed when the leaf blade constricts towards the midrib
At the base of each “finger” and webbed at the leaf base.
Locate: Secret Life of Trees - World of Plants @Gardens by the Bay
Getting There:
MRT BayFront (CE1/DT16) Exit B (Marina Bay Sands Hotel) via Underpass
At the base of each “finger” and webbed at the leaf base.
Close-up of the umbellate flower cluster and the individual flowers.
Close-up of a very young, developing inflorescence. Literally a late-bloomer, it will be several weeks before the first flowers on this stalk start to open!
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