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Singapore Botanic Gardens

Miccles

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Miccles Mentor

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And a close up of the trunk bases... ouch :unsure:

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A lot of effort had gone into landscaping certain areas, including ponds and waterfalls.

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Just north of Cairns, Australia....16 Deg S.
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And another :rolleyes:

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This ones for you Kris - you can see that Lipsticks REALLY like water ! :mrlooney:

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A very handsome Wallichia Disticha....

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Tropical climate: from 24C to 35C.

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Stunning Verschaffeltia Splendida !! :drool:

There were quite a few of these tropical wonders dotted around the gardens.

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encore...encore.... :mrlooney:

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Amazing setting... you can really lose yourself in this place....

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Thank you for the great pictures. I was there once in 1993 and was very impressed. At the time I was not paying much attention to palm trees. I was looking more at the orchids, which are incredible. That is one place that I would like to go back to.

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OK, last set of pictures coming up....

The grounds are of course host to many species of Licuala, including L.Grandis and L.Orbicularis, which was a real treat for me !

Here is the Orbicularis:

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A huge Licuala Spinosa.... hope mine (currently 1' tall) gets half this big one day !! :winkie:

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A gorgeous Licuala Peltata encountered on the rainforest track :

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There were numerous Licuala Grandis dotted around the grounds....some were in full shade, others in considerably more sun...all looked superb.

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And another lot... just for good measure :mrlooney:

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And a few species of Licuala that had no ID attached....

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Tropical climate: from 19C to 34C.

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More:

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Never get tired of seeing these...... awesome.

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A close-up of the changing colour in those trunks....wow ! :rolleyes:

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Pelagodoxa Henryana ....so beautiful, so exotic.

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Another pearl...... Rhopaloblaste Augusta....

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Just north of Cairns, Australia....16 Deg S.
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Tropical climate: from 24C to 35C.

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"Ahhh... the serenity..."

:lol:

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Hmmmm...which way to go ?? :blink:

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I know..... I'll just follow the path that takes me to the Thrinax...

Thrinax Parviflora

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And alongside was a Thrinax Radiata..... I just hope mine survives..no chance of it ever looking this good...

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Just north of Cairns, Australia....16 Deg S.
Tropical climate: from 19C to 34C.

Spending a lot of time in Manila, Philippines... 15 Deg N.
Tropical climate: from 24C to 35C.

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And to finish off..... the amazing branching palm....Hyphaene sp. :blink:

And a close-up of that amazing branching trunk

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Just north of Cairns, Australia....16 Deg S.
Tropical climate: from 19C to 34C.

Spending a lot of time in Manila, Philippines... 15 Deg N.
Tropical climate: from 24C to 35C.

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Well folks, that concludes my tour of these brilliant Botanic gardens. I was so pleased to be able to visit ! If you do ever get the chance to travel to Singapore, please take the opportunity to have a wander through here. The Botanic Gardens are about a 20 minute drive from the airport, just on the other side of town from what I could tell.

Sincerely hope you enjoyed the photo's as much as I enjoyed bringing them to you.

Regards

Michael.

Just north of Cairns, Australia....16 Deg S.
Tropical climate: from 19C to 34C.

Spending a lot of time in Manila, Philippines... 15 Deg N.
Tropical climate: from 24C to 35C.

Kris Grand Master

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Dear Michael :)

first of all thanks for all the strain you took to upload those lovely stills for the benefit of our members,and also for visiting that beautiful garden...while you were in singapore..

i had been to singapore say 18 years back,i think.i was in first year collage then and i travelled,every place in singapore like tiger balm gardens,zoo,santosa...but when our cab driver stopped us in front of this botanical garden...my mom said she cannot walk all that distance and asked the cab driver to move on.and all i was concerned then was buying a new canon slr camera and a big screen sony tv for our home...since in india colour tv transmission was just becoming popular then,so good tv sets were not avaliable.

And when the cab driver stopped in front of the botanical garden,i was having my new camera in hand..but least curious what tressure trowe was inside those high raised entrence walls ?

May be i was not that nature lover then...! certainly in years to come i will certainly visit the singapore gardens & thai nong nooch gardens..since if one has to go on a palm pilgrimage,then these are the places.And it happens to be situated very close to south india too.

thanks & love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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WONDERFUL pictures!

I'll even forgive you for stealing my schtik (say that six times fast . . . .)

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Mystery 10.... this one was huge.... and has me intrigued :blink:

Close-up to follow.

Referring to your mystery #10

I posted pics of my visit to this garden last year and asked the same about an ID of this palm and the answer was that it was an Elaeis guineensis mutation.

I emailed the garden hoping for a confirmation but received no reply.

Thanks for your pics. I now see that I need to visit again for a longer time as it has so much more.

Jim

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I think post #67 is Salacca affinis , there are some fruiting up here now . I hope to get some seeds , flesh is very tasty .

Michael in palm paradise,

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Thanks for the pictures! I went there last year and I was totally lost in heaven there. Post #27 is Metroxylon solomonese full of seeds.

Michael,

Really good shots of spectacular palm collection. Post 22 Calathea is the small plant in the left foreground. Part of the Maranta family which includes Maranta, Calathea and Ctenanthe. The best small Calathea is zebrina, the best large one IMO is C. lutea.

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Awesome tour!

Thanks.

~Ray.

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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i missed this thread cuz i was in bali when it was being posted,i am glad i took the time to look it over,the garden was

simply amazing!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

ariscott Grand Master

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Another place to visit, Paul and then make your way to the Top End.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

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paulgila Grand Master

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that sounds like an invitation of some kind....

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Yes... some kind....lol.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Tyrone Grand Master

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Miccles, I wondered why I missed this thread in first place. Now I know why. I was in the UK then.

Some great shots there. It was obvious you had a ball. It took me back to when Nat and I were up there back in 04 and 06. The last time I was there we took 6 hrs to get around the place. the first time we got stuck in a heavy tropical thunderstorm and had to walk back into the hotel lobby dripping water all over the marble floors.

Singapore BG is great. Thanks for posting.

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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Tyrone and recent others - you're welcome! It is indeed a magic place. The SBG are well kept, well funded and due to the tiny size of Singapore, only a 20 minute trip from the airport. You can easily spend a day there...I was there for 5 hours or so, and I was rushing.

I look forward to going back and posting some more pictures........speaking of pictures:- I really should post the pictures of Bogor gardens (Kebun Raya) from Java, Indonesia.... :hmm:

Regards

Michael.

Just north of Cairns, Australia....16 Deg S.
Tropical climate: from 19C to 34C.

Spending a lot of time in Manila, Philippines... 15 Deg N.
Tropical climate: from 24C to 35C.

ariscott Grand Master

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Go on... you can do it, Michael...

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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