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Singapore has a wide variety of flora. Plants are mainly used to beautify the landscape of Singapore. The national flower is a hybrid orchid, Vanda Miss Joaquim.[1]

Large tropical tree
Large tropical tree
Trees in a park
Trees in a park

As in any tropical rainforest Singapore is home to a number of very large trees from the families Apocynaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae and others. A number of these thrive reasonably, but for the large Shorea gratissima there's a problem - seeds won't germinate, and the reason for this is not known.[2]

There's also a fair number of palm species. In the forest understorey is found a number of common houseplants such as Epipremnum aureum, Monstera and Dieffenbachia.

On the many large trees are found many epiphytes, including several types of ferns like Asplenium, and many orchids such as Dendrobium crumenatum.


Places exhibiting the flora of Singapore







Cultural significance


The national flower of Singapore is Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, also known as Vanda Miss Joaquim or the Singapore orchid.[8] For its resilience and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore's uniqueness and hybrid culture.


References


  1. Singapore Infomap Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Meranti Laut - Heritage Trees - Gardens, Parks & Nature - National Parks Board (NParks)". Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. "Singing Forest launched to boost biodiversity in urban areas". National Parks Board. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  4. "Launch of Nature Keeper programme". National Parks Board. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  5. "New arboretum of Giant Trees launched at Southern Ridges". National Parks Board. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  6. "Orchid Conservation Fund — Garden City Fund". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Vanda Miss Joaquim". Singapore Infopedia. Singapore Government. Retrieved 10 October 2015.



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