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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

First visit down Kranji Mangrove

Finally went to the much hyped about Kranji mangrove with RY, PY and J.

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It looks pretty nice and even better, not as muddy as I expected.

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Sonneratia ovata an uncommon tree is in considerable abundance here.

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Of course, the recent discovery of the critically endangered Buguiera hainesii. Here are the dropped calyx~

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And the trunk and buttress roots.

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On same of the lower lying leaves of the tree were many shiny mangrove shield bugs.

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The find of the day was when RY found this young Aegiceras corniculatum.

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And another one! Do watch out RY’s tiderchaser blog for more discoveries and updates about this plant~

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Some other findings include this mangrove sap sucking slug.

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I was also surprised to find a yellow flame (Peltophorum pterocarpum) in the mangrove!

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I was particularly interested in this climber of which I have no idea about the ID. Guess have to wait for some help~

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I don’t mind getting down and dirty during field trips, or even mosquitoes. But I thing that I can’t stand are spiders and spider webs… How gross is this?!

2 comments:

  1. I guess everybody is scared of something, I like spiders but I can't stand gastropods.

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