Transcript Botanic Gardens - P5 GE Science 2011

Botanic Gardens
Team 3
Chia Zi Xuan(15)
Chin Han Wen(16)
Wayne Zhang(26)
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Tembusu tree
• Is the tree shown on the $5 note.
• Binomial name: Fagraea fragrans
• Also known as: Fagraea
cochinchinensis, Cyrtophyllum giganteum,
Cyrtophyllum peregrinum
• Family : Gentianaceae
• Genus: Fagraea
• Order : Gentianales
• Species: Fagraea fragrans
• It is also a heritage tree.
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Tembusu Tree’s Features
• Thrives even in poor site conditions
including poorly-aerated and ill-drained
soils
• Creamy white flowers turn yellow with age
• Tends to bloom twice a year
• Have rounded fruits turning green to
orange or red.
• Hard and durable wood and are used to
make furniture
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Heritage Trees
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Are at least 100 years of age
Have lightning conductors on them so as
to protect them from lightning as they are
very majestic.
Natural heritage of Singapore and serve
as important green landmarks of our
Tropical Garden City.
Help identify with and stay rooted to the
place we live in.
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Heritage Trees(Continued)
• As Singapore progresses, there is a
danger of losing these mature trees. In
view of this concern, the Heritage Trees
Scheme was announced in 17 Aug 2001
with the objective of promoting
conservation of our mature trees to the
community.
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Another example of a heritage tree is this:
Madras Thorn
(Pithecellobium dulce)
Fort Canning Park,
Along path beside
Service Reservoir.
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Double Coconut
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Brought into Singapore.
Found only in Seychelles.
Looks like a disembodied woman’s ‘behind’.
Also known as Coco de Mer, Binomial name
Lodoicea maldivica, sole member of its genus,
Lodoicea.
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Rain Tree
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Binomial name: Albizia saman
Family: Fabaceae
Also known as Monkeypod.
Rain trees with yellow leaves are really
Golden rain trees (see right pic)
• Wide-canopied tree with large
symmetrical crown
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Rain Tree’s Features
• The large and majestic tree provides plenty of
shade with its big umbrella-shaped crown
• When it blooms, the crown of this tree is
covered in clusters of pink-white flowers, like
small upturned brushes
• Called the Rain Tree - leaves fold up before
rainy weather
• The leaves also close just before sunset
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Orchid breeding
• The Botanic Gardens produce orchid hybrids.
• Allows people to name the new hybrids
• Our national flower
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Orchid’s features
Orchids share some very evident
apomorphies. Among these :
• Bilaterally symmetric (zygomorphic), many
resupinate
• One petal (labellum) is nearly always
highly modified
• Stamens and carpels are fused
• Seeds are extremely small
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Part of Singapore’s NEParks
which…
• Provide and enhance the greenery of the
Garden City
• Enhance quality of life through creating
memorable recreational experiences and
lifestyles
• Manages 4 nature reserves and 50 major parks,
roadside greenery, island-wide Park Connector
Network
• Scientific authority in nature conversation
• Monitors and coordinates measures to ensure
the health of Singapore’s biodiversity
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Motives of NEParks
To bring out…
Natural
Heritage
Historical
Heritage
People and
Nature
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City Biodiversity Index
• May 2008 – Initiated by Minister Mah Bow Tan
at 9th Conference at Parties to the Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Bonn, Germany.
• Feb 2009 – Hosted 1st Expert Workshop on the
Development of the CBD
• Test-bedded by 7 cities
• Joondalup, Edmonton, Brussels,Monreal,
Nagoya and Singapore
• Oct 2010 – Target for formal adoption at the 10th
Conference of Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (COP-10) at Nagoya
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About NPark
Let's Make Singapore Our Garden. This
sums up our vision and mandate. We
conserve, create, sustain and enhance the
green infrastructure of our Garden City.
Combining the visual delights and rich biodiversity of our parks, gardens & nature
reserves with thoughtfully-planned
recreational activities, we facilitate your
communion with Nature.
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About NPark(Continued)
We are driven by the chance to accord
Singapore residents a truly enviable
lifestyle where ultra-fast modern city living
can go hand-in-hand with becalming
greenery. We strive to provide you with an
environment that is visually stimulating,
physically nourishing and emotionally
uplifting. Along this journey, we hope to
contribute to a Healthy, Happy & Enviable
Singapore!
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Botanic Gardens
Contacting Them
Adress: Singapore Botanic Gardens
1 Cluny Road
Singapore 259569
Tel: (65) 6471 7138 / (65) 6471 7361
Fax: (65) 6473 7983
E-mail: NPARKS_SBG_Visitor_Services@
NPARKS.GOV.SG
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Rental of Venues
Tel: (65) 6471 7374
Fax: (65) 6467 4832
E-mail: NPARKS_SBG_Visitor_Services@
NPARKS.GOV.SG
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