Rain tree shading you from the rain

Posted on May 9, 2013

Rain tree is one of the common species in Singapore.  By tilting your head anytime, any days, you see a giant smiling at you warm-heartedly.

Albizia saman or samanea saman is the scientific name of a rain tree.  The name of this tree arises from its behaviors, as the leaves will be closed up in the evening and in rainy weather.  Therefore, it also has a Malay name Pukul Lima meaning 5 o’clock tree.

The trees located next to Evans Lodge are magnificently huge and wide with lavishly grown weeds creeping all over its body and branches.

So much so it has became part of the tree’s body; no one can split them up, as they must grow as a whole.

A bird nest fern also belongs to part of the community.

Not one or two, they just live together simply to shade us from rain and sun.