Scented Daphne 多花皇冠果

Scented Daphne 多花皇冠果 (2022 0805)

Locate: Gardens by the Bay

Getting There:

MRT BayFront (CE1/DT33) Exit B via Underpass

Scientific Name: Phaleria clerodendron

Family: Thymelaeaceae

Genus:   Phaleria

Native: It is endemic to the rainforests of north-eastern Queensland, Australia.

Commonly known as scented daphne, scented phaleria or rosy apple

Flowering occurs from October to April and the inflorescences mostly arise from the branches (ramiflorous), or from the trunk (cauliflorous), but may also arise in the leaf axils. The fragrant, clustered, white flowers have a very long corolla tube up to 40 mm (1.6 in) long, much longer than the petals. They are followed by globose, fleshy, red fruits which are a drupe, and they ripen between December and July.