Scientific Name: Avicennia officinalis L.
Caption: Avicennia officinalis
Photographer: wan_hong
Notes: This is the Api api ludat tree (Pulau Ubin, Singapore) and it is able to carry out biological desalination to produce fresh water internally. The white patches on the leaves are actually salt crystals excreted in the biochemical process.
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