Weekend snapshot-The ghost tree
This is not from my garden. I had it but threw it away. It is called pokok hantu ( ghost tree ) by some Iban friends. When flowering ( 7 years once ) it grows a stalk about 20ft high and as tough as bamboo…the stalk I mean. It is a relatively rare plant in my part of the world, I believe.
So it was a pleasant surprise when I saw a similar specimen a few days ago. It depends on the individual. Some associate this particular plant with certain issues, some don’t. 
This plant you see here is but a young plant. It will be quite a few more years before it begins to flower. After the flower withers, it will die and many small plants will grow all around the mother plant.
with a name like that, no wonder it is a rare plant.haha. even u threw it away once. it looked like that one u saw is in a park. i bet it is not in anyperson’s garden. we once had a plant in the garden which never flowers until late one night it put out lots of white flowers that smelt of carrion.
i threw it away bcoz my dog had torn it into shreds.
Hmm…pokok hantu? Do you know why they called it so? Is it because it’s haunted? Or because it could ward off bad stuff? I saw a few near UKM’s library. And as u said, they sure are tall! =)
Nice tree.
Thanks for your kind comments on my Camera Critters.
Thanks for the pix. I will look around if I find any. Scary tree/plant leh….
haha it is jus a name
hey brader, stop it now..we’re in the 21st century liao
does it make any difference?
That’s an interesting plant. Nice shot.
thats interesting…Happy WS!
that’s very interesting unlike my plant that grows under cabinets lol!
what an interesting plant…
Mine is up too. hope you can drop by:
http://www.womenxplore.com/2008/05/weekend-snapshot-3-lets-dance.html
Interesting plant, it’s rare…I haven’t seen one even in Johor.
Nice pictures.
thanks