Species 463
Families 115
Photos 2398

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Yellow Saraca
Saraca thaipingensis
Pigeon Orchid
Dendrobium crumenatum
White Mempat
Cratoxylum maingayi
Breadfruit
Artocarpus altilis
Six Stamen Sonerilla
Sonerila obliqua
Bukit Timah Cryptocoryne
Cryptocoryne x timahensis
Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera

Native Distribution

While all the plants featured can be found in Singapore, many of them have origins that span across the world, from Singapore to Africa and America, and from tropical to the temperate climate.

This map shows the native distributions of the 463 species that are currently featured in the Urban Forest.

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Search for a Plant

Have a plant that you can't identify? Search within the plant index featuring an extensive archive of 463 species of plants in Singapore. Each species comes with a complete posting with photos and description. This is the key feature and aim of Urban Forest.

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Habitats

Singapore might be a sprawling urban city, but we have a diverse number of urban and natural habitats. From the primary rainforest in Bukit Timah Hill and the coastal mangroves in Sungei Buloh, to our parks and urban gardens.

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Phylogenetic Tree

Interested in knowing the evolutionary relationships of all the plant families you see in this website? How are flowering plants, ferns, monocots grouped? Check out this phylogenetic tree and learn more about their common ancestors!

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