Singapore Botanic Gardens
Singapore - Singapore - Singapore City
Institution Code: SING
International Agenda Registrant: No
Current BGCI member: Yes
About the Singapore Botanic Gardens
The luxuriant greenery that Singapore enjoys today is no accident of nature. Neither did our Garden City happen overnight. It took some 40 years of strong political will and the sweat and toil of many to sustain the effort.
Singapore’s development into a Garden City started four decades ago with the establishment of the greening programme. The driving force behind this was the former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who identified a green Singapore as a key competitive factor in attracting foreign investments to the country. It was the then Prime Minister Lee who launched the Tree Planting Campaign in 1963. Some 40 years on, the Government is just as committed to the programme.
Main Address:
Singapore Botanic Gardens
National Parks Board
1 Cluny Road
Singapore City
Singapore 259569 Singapore
Telephone Number: 65 6471 7361 / 65 6471 7138
Fax Number: 65 64674832
Web Site: www.sbg.org.sg
Institution Email Address: NPARKS_SBG_Visitor_Services@NPARKS.GOV.SG
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- Staff Details
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Director: Dr Chin See Chung
Curator:
Plant Records Officer: Dr Nura Abdul Karim
- About this Garden
- Institution Type: Botanic Garden
- Date Founded: 1859
- Physical Data
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Total Area (in Hectares): 64 hectares
Annual Rainfall: 2362 mm
Altitude: 0.00 metres
- Features and Facilities
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Herbarium: Yes
Number of Specimens in Herbarium: 65000
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Micropropagation/Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes
Seed Bank: No
Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
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Open to the Public: Yes
Retail Outlet (shop): Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
- Plant Collections
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Number of Living Plant Accessions: 12816
Number of Taxa in Cultivation: 7437
- Special Collections:Tropical trees, shrubs and ornamemtals. Fruit trees. The major families in the collection are : Acanthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Bignoniaceae, Bombacaceae, Burseraceae, Combretaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Orchidaceae, Araceae, Plamae Zingiberaceae
- Conservation Programmes
- Research Programmes
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Plant Breeding: Yes
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
Education: Yes
Horticulture: Yes
Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes
- Education Programmes
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Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
Education Signs in Garden: Yes
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Courses for School Children: Yes
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes
