ic ▁Gen esis . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁web com ics ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁web com ic ▁deb uts ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁web com ic ▁end ings <0x0A> </s> ▁S cy phi ph ora ▁is ▁a ▁monot yp ic ▁genus ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Rub ia ceae . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁genus ▁in ▁the ▁tribe ▁S cy phi ph ore ae . ▁The ▁genus ▁contains ▁only ▁one ▁species , ▁viz . ▁S cy phi ph ora ▁hydro phy lace a , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁distribution ▁range ▁from ▁India , ▁to ▁tropical ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁western ▁Pacific . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁shr ub ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁found ▁in ▁mang ro ve ▁for ests ▁or ▁sand y ▁be aches . ▁Its ▁local ▁common ▁names ▁include ▁ch eng am ▁in ▁Malays ia , ▁ng am ▁in ▁Th ailand , ▁nil ad ▁or ▁sag asa ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁and ▁cô i ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Its ▁leaves ▁are ▁opposite . ▁The ▁leaf ▁bl ades ▁are ▁broad ▁and ▁drop - sh aped . ▁Its ▁terminal ▁bud s ▁and ▁young ▁leaves ▁are ▁co ated ▁with ▁a ▁var n ish - like ▁subst ance . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁tub ular ▁and ▁have ▁four ▁white ▁lo bes ▁that ▁are ▁t ing ed ▁p ink . ▁They ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁dense ▁clusters . ▁The ▁f ruits ▁are ▁elli ptic ▁and ▁deeply ▁rid ged , ▁becoming ▁light