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A Black Bat Flower (Tacca chantrieri) spotted in the National Orchid Garden at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on 27 July 2025. It has been many years since I last saw one, so nice to see it again.

They belong to the yam family, and got the name by being black with bracts that resemble wings.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].

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A large black flower with large bracts, and flower petals. Large dark whiskers shot out downwards from the centre of the plant.
A wider view of the flower, showing two flowers, each positioned on top of a single dark stalk. The plant has large leaves reaching up around the flowers.
A wide-angle view of the whole plant, showing the flower stalk and leaves growing individually from a single point near the group.

Black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) observed by Soh Kam Yung

Black bat flower from Tanglin, Singapore on July 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM by Soh Kam Yung
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