Category: Database

Family Araliaceae Scientific name Acanthopanax trifoliatus Common name (English) Spiny Panax Common name (Malay) Pokok Herba Tiga Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Acanthopanax trifoliatus, commonly known as three-leaf aralia or spiny panax, is a climbing shrub in the Araliaceae family. Native to Southeast Asia and parts of East Asia, it is valued…

Family Annonaceae Scientific name Annona reticulata Common name (English) Purple Custard Apple Common name (Malay) Nona Ungu Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Annona reticulata, commonly known as bullock’s heart or custard apple, is a tropical fruit tree in the Annonaceae family. Native to the Americas and now cultivated across many warm regions,…

Family Annonaceae Scientific name Rollinia sp. Common name (English) Rollinia Common name (Malay) / Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Rollinia sp., commonly known as biriba or wild sugar apple (depending on the species), refers to a group of tropical fruit trees in the Annonaceae family. Native to Central and South America and…

Family Anacardiaceae Scientific name Spondias dulcis Common name (English) Ambarella Common name (Malay) Kedondong Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Spondias dulcis, commonly known as ambarella, June plum, or golden apple, is a fast-growing tropical fruit tree in the Anacardiaceae family. Native to Melanesia and Polynesia and now widely cultivated across the tropics,…

Family Anacardiaceae Scientific name Bouea macrophylla Common name (English) Mango Plum Common name (Malay) Kundang Madu Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Bouea macrophylla, commonly known as mango plum, maprang, or gandaria, is a tropical fruit tree in the Anacardiaceae family. Native to Southeast Asia, it is cherished for its smooth, apricot-like fruits,…

Family Verbenaceae Scientific name Phyla nodiflora Common name (English) Turkey Tangle Frogfruit Common name (Malay) / Identified as Pioneer plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Phyla nodiflora, commonly known as turkey tangle frogfruit, is a low-growing, creeping perennial herb in the Verbenaceae family. Native to the Americas but widely naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions, it…