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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Orania sylvicola: Palms Punctuated but Keystone
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Palms are ever-present in the Lowland Dipterocarp Forest but they do not dominate like Nipah would in mangrove. The many species we have do ...
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Cratoxylum arborescens: Giant of Lower Peirce Trail
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You may not have taken notice of its lofty canopy and long ascending branches as you walk under smaller trees shading the Cyathea section o...
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Earth Day 2010: We can live life with a little bit of dirt
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Today is one special 'dirty' Earth Day for me. Through the invitation and support of a kind soul, I have the opportunity to put toge...
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Precious relic of village life below Bukit Timah Hill
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This must be one of the last (if not last) communal washing point left in Singapore today. It is located at the foothill of Bukit Timah Natu...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Phoenix canariensis: Canary Island Date Palm
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I like to introduce you this spectacular exotic palm, Phoenix canariensis (commonly called Canary Island Date Palm), planted along Sentosa...
Sunday, April 4, 2010
The World of Rubiaceae and Pavetta wallichiana
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Brilliantly white and elegantly erect, the flowers of the Pavetta wallichiana herald their presence against the shadows of the rain forest ...
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Floral Complexity of Strophanthus caudatus
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Strophanthus caudatus , a liana, flowered recently in MacRitchie. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae - the same family to which belongs th...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
New book: Trees of Tropical Asia
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Have you seen flowers that astound you with their quiet beauty and wished they speak to you and you knew them and call them by name? Or pick...
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Rare strangling fig hanging on
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A year or more had gone by since its host tree died and felled, but the strangling fig is still alive today. Good news though. This fig - Fi...
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