#monkey pot tree

[timeless-takes]

Sapucaia Nut Tree

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Also known as the Monkey Pot Tree (Lecythis pisonis), that was the first time I had seen it bloom although I had seen the monkey pots numerous times. That particular tree was apparently grown from material received from Kew Gardens in the 1920s.

This was taken against the dark underside of the tree canopy with the exposure biased 1-2/3 stops darker.

[times-of-life]

Annual Flowers

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Flowers of the Lecythis pisonis, commonly known as the Monkey Pot Tree or Paradise Nut, making their annual call on the grounds of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.