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Tree 17, photograph 1 of 3TREE 17

Photographs by Aniq

Rain tree

Samanea saman

The trunk and branch forks carry abundant greenery. Long hanging fronds make this one of the most recognisable trees in the collection.

Pukul limaFerns growing on trunkBest match for visible features

Observations

The trunk and branch forks carry abundant greenery. Long hanging fronds make this one of the most recognisable trees in the collection.

About this identification

The trunk and main limbs are draped in hanging fern mats, the classic Malaysian rain-tree look, and the tree's own leaves resolve into pinnate blades with paired, asymmetrical leaflets under a broad umbrella crown. Pom-pom flowers or flat pods would confirm.

Identified from photographs of bark, leaves, fallen litter and epiphytes against the Malaysian campus-tree flora. Moderate and tentative records would be settled by a close-up of flowers or fruit.

Species reference: Samanea saman