Petai Tree on the NSE

This is a petai flower. It looks like a weird furry ball on the end of a long reed . The yellow tinge you see at the end, consists of tiny flowers filled with pollen .

When the surrounding fluff falls off , it will look something like a queer bulb

This is what it looks like up in the tree

Eventually, those bulbs will grow and form these hanging clusters of pods

The most amazing thing is, I spotted this tree at a PLUS reststop on the NSE.

If you're keen, keep a look out after the Sungai Dua toll plaza for this small rest stop. It lies just before a water logged marsh that flanks both sides of the highway