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Muntingia calabura

(Jamaican cherry tree, buah cheri)

Family: Elaeocarpaceae

Origin:Tropical America

 

 

When I was young, the buah cheri trees around where I lived were always a source of attraction for us children. The older boys, naturally the leaders would lead younger ones on missions to catch spiders or to check out the fruit trees in the nearby kampong. Sometimes, we get to tag along these ‘big brothers’ and of course I never noticed the flowers much as a kid.

 

Now when I see these buah cheri trees, memories of my childhood come flooding back. There are a number of these in the Marina City Park and there are always tiny birds flitting from branch to branch.

 

Place: Jalan Kayu

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