New publication: Gardenwise Jul 08

This publication by the Singapore Botanic Gardens has interesting articles including:

  • Meandering through pandan peat swamp forest
  • Iridescence in the Gardens
  • The Rain Forest Boardwalk - towards conserving a living legacy
  • New records of Sphagnum moss in the lowland tropics
  • Exploring plant biodiversity on the Philippine island of Camiguin
  • Deception and seduction: the secret life of orchids


Other features include:
  • Stinking Beauty: Amorphophallus paeonifolius
  • Notes from the Economic Garden: Sweet, sour, and remarkably useful!
  • Scaphochlamys kunstleri - colours in the shade
  • A specimen from Singapore returns (just for a visit)
Whats Blooming
  • The snake tree: Stereospermum fimbriatum
  • The buttercup tree: Cochlospermum religiosum
  • Calanthe rubens
and more!

Download the PDF on the Singapore Botanic Gardens website