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Dolichandrone spathacea
Also called Tui
In Singapore: Mangrove Trumpet Tree, Tui, Tuai, Joran, 南亚猫尾木 (Native to Singapore, Critically Endangered)
Dolichandrone spathacea is a tree of tropical Asian and Pacific coasts, often found in mangrove and coastal forest margins, valued for its white trumpet flowers. It is best grown in a warm, frost-free, sunny spot with well-drained soil.
Dolichandrone spathacea, also known as tui or mangrove trumpet tree, is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae.
The species is native to a wide area of tropical Asia and the Pacific, from South India and Sri Lanka to New Caledonia.
The flower is edible and it is part of Thai cuisine, where it is known as dok khae thale or dok khae pa, being sometimes confused with Markhamia stipulata—also having the alternative name แคป่า dok khae pa in Thai. The Dolichandrone spathacea flower, however, is white and not yellowish or red and looks thinner. It is usually eaten sauteed or in Kaeng som.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dolichandrone spathacea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
