Sungei Tampines (

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

for ''Tampines River'') is a river in

Pasir Ris Pasir Ris is a planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. It is bordered by Tampines and Paya Lebar to the south, Sengkang to the southwest and Changi to the east. The planning area also shares riverine bound ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. It is named for a type of tree that reportedly grew in the area, ''

Streblus elongatus ''Streblus elongatus'', sometimes referred to as ''Artocarpus elongatus'', is a type of tree. The plant produces white latex wherever it is cut. It has been referred to as ''Sloetia elongata'' in the past. It is commonly known as "tempinis" in ...

'', commonly known as "tempinis" in Malay.

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