Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cerbera manghas Red

pink-eyed Pong Pong

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cerbera
Species: manghas
Cultivar / variety: Red
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000811
Common name: Pink-eyed Pong Pong
English name: Sea Mango
Native: Singapore
Country: Singapore
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree up to 20  m tall  flowers red

Costal plant. Suitable roadsides. Ornamental flowers.

Texture: Clay Coastal Alluvial Soils
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 10a : 11
pH range: 6.6-7.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Evergreen (tree)
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild alkaline Neutral

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