![A sign in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, located at latitude 1.316 and longitude 103.815 in Singapore, describes a tree called the Cengal Pasir, a species of Hopea odorata. The sign is mounted to a black, ornate metal post. The sign indicates that the tree is a heritage tree dedicated to the LU Foundation. The sign reads:
"Cengal Pasir
This Heritage Tree is dedicated to
LU Foundation
Hopea odorata
The Cengal Pasir tree is considered a very useful tree. It is highly regarded for its timber, which is deemed superior to teak. As a roadside shade tree, it is also able to tolerate the urban environment.
This fast-growing species reaches 30 m in height. It has a conical crown in youth and the trunk bears the characteristic scars of former branches, which are shed as they become shaded out by the canopy above. The bark is greyish brown and somewhat fissured; the timber, known as Merawan, is yellow-brown. Every two to three years, the tree produces an abundance of pale yellowish flowers. These are followed by small, brown, single-seeded fruits bearing wings up to 5.5 cm long.
This species of tree is native to northern Peninsular Malaysia, Indochina, the Andaman Islands and India. Though not the first local introduction, this grove was very likely an experimental planting around the late 1980s to mid-1990s before its eventual popularity as a common wayside tree in Singapore.
The winged fruits of this tree, like almost all its relatives in the Dipterocarp family, enable it to be dispersed by wind.
Photo Credit: NParks Flora & FaunaWeb
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Botanic Gardens
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[Image of a tree]
Heritage Trees"
The sign is situated on a bed of brown, dry leaves. To the right of the sign is an image of the canopy of a large tree. To the left of the sign is an image of the winged fruit of the tree.](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/patr-3a75e.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fimage_picker_c816e8d9-b740-4dd7-9.jpg?alt=media)
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A sign in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, located at latitude 1.316 and longitude 103.815 in Singapore, describes a tree called the Cengal Pasir, a species of Hopea odorata. The sign is mounted to a black, ornate metal post. The sign indicates that the tree is a heritage tree dedicated to the LU Foundation. The sign reads: "Cengal Pasir This Heritage Tree is dedicated to LU Foundation Hopea odorata The Cengal Pasir tree is considered a very useful tree. It is highly regarded for its timber, which is deemed superior to teak. As a roadside shade tree, it is also able to tolerate the urban environment. This fast-growing species reaches 30 m in height. It has a conical crown in youth and the trunk bears the characteristic scars of former branches, which are shed as they become shaded out by the canopy above. The bark is greyish brown and somewhat fissured; the timber, known as Merawan, is yellow-brown. Every two to three years, the tree produces an abundance of pale yellowish flowers. These are followed by small, brown, single-seeded fruits bearing wings up to 5.5 cm long. This species of tree is native to northern Peninsular Malaysia, Indochina, the Andaman Islands and India. Though not the first local introduction, this grove was very likely an experimental planting around the late 1980s to mid-1990s before its eventual popularity as a common wayside tree in Singapore. The winged fruits of this tree, like almost all its relatives in the Dipterocarp family, enable it to be dispersed by wind. Photo Credit: NParks Flora & FaunaWeb Singapore Botanic Gardens National Parks [Image of a tree] Heritage Trees" The sign is situated on a bed of brown, dry leaves. To the right of the sign is an image of the canopy of a large tree. To the left of the sign is an image of the winged fruit of the tree.
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