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Download on to Be Discovered and Documented The Magazine of the Singapore Botanic Gardens · Volume 46 · February 2016 · ISSN 0129-1688 10 A botanical expedition to Laos 5 Frank Kingdon-Ward: 18 The Holttum orchids, and 25 Celebrating Singapore ‘The last of the great plant the need for conservation in Plant Names hunters’ of heritage plants Volume 46 · February 2016 1 Message from the Director Nigel P. Taylor 5 18 2525 Articles Regular Features 2 Mohammed Noor Bin Jumaat 25 From the Taxonomy Corner 38 Around the Gardens (1940–2015) Celebrating Singapore in Plant Renewal of ties between sister Low Yee Wen Names gardens David J. Middleton, Nura Abdul Karim 3 Keith Hillier (1929–2015) Ho Boon Chuan Nigel P. Taylor 39 What's Blooming 28 Staff Publications Mythical Medusa in the form of 4 Descendants of Lawrence Niven, Publications by Gardens' an orchid... the Gardens' first manager staff in 2015 Nura Abdul Karim, Nigel P. Taylor David Lim 30 From Education Outreach 5 Frank Kingdon-Ward: 'The last of 'Herbarium on Stage' – a 40 Book Review the great plant hunters' collaboration between the A Garden of Medicinal Plants: Hubert Kurzweil Singapore Botanic Gardens, Book 2 French Embassy of Singapore Nura Abdul Karim 10 A botanical expedition to Laos and Klorane Institute Michele Rodda, Logan Tan Steffi Loe 41 Key Visitors to the Gardens July–December 2015 14 Saving native gingers in the tissue 32 Beyond the Gardens culture lab A three-part training Koh Teng Seah, programme on tropical Back From the Archives Jana Leong-Škorničková bryophytes and Cover Vegetable plots in the Gardens pteridophytes during the Japanese Occupation 18 The Holttum orchids, and the need of Southeast Asia Christina Soh for conservation of heritage plants Ho Boon Chuan John Elliott 36 Around the Gardens 22 Rediscovery and reintroduction of NParks signs a Memorandum- Robiquetia spathulata in Singapore of-Understanding with the Royal Yam Tim Wing, Peter Ang, Botanic Gardens, Kew Felicia Tay Nigel P. Taylor Cover Editors Singapore Botanic Gardens Image taken Ada Davis, Nigel P. Taylor 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569 at Wat Phu, National Parks Board a UNESCO World Production Managers Heritage Site Ada Davis, Christina Soh [email protected] in Champasak, www.sbg.org.sg during 'A botanical Design www.nparks.gov.sg expedition to Laos'. Newmen LLC (Photo credit: Logan Tan) www.newmen.info Opposite page The entrance to the new Downtown Line MRT station at Botanic Gardens. (Photo credit: Benjamin Aw) Gardenwise · Volume 46 · February 2016 Volume 46 · February 2016 Message from the Director 1 Message from the Director Nigel P. Taylor 5 18 25 Articles Regular Features 2 Mohammed Noor Bin Jumaat 25 From the Taxonomy Corner 38 Around the Gardens (1940–2015) Celebrating Singapore in Plant Renewal of ties between sister Low Yee Wen Names gardens David J. Middleton, Nura Abdul Karim 3 Keith Hillier (1929–2015) Ho Boon Chuan Nigel P. Taylor 39 What's Blooming 28 Staff Publications Mythical Medusa in the form of 4 Descendants of Lawrence Niven, Publications by Gardens' an orchid... the Gardens' first manager staff in 2015 Nura Abdul Karim, Nigel P. Taylor David Lim 30 From Education Outreach 5 Frank Kingdon-Ward: 'The last of 'Herbarium on Stage' – a 40 Book Review the great plant hunters' collaboration between the A Garden of Medicinal Plants: Hubert Kurzweil Singapore Botanic Gardens, Book 2 French Embassy of Singapore Nura Abdul Karim 10 A botanical expedition to Laos and Klorane Institute Michele Rodda, Logan Tan Steffi Loe 41 Key Visitors to the Gardens July–December 2015 14 Saving native gingers in the tissue 32 Beyond the Gardens culture lab A three-part training he Botanic Gardens’ motto is ‘Con- of Southeast Asia]) – including both young Botanical exploration or plant hunting, Koh Teng Seah, programme on tropical Back From the Archives T necting plants and people’ and this and older participants and supported by Jana Leong-Škorničková bryophytes and Cover Vegetable plots in the Gardens issue demonstrates our role well, diverse partnerships. But, arguably, the on countries and habitats that are known pteridophytes during the Japanese Occupation through individuals and institutional part- most important area where our motto is to be poorly understood, such as in Laos, 18 The Holttum orchids, and the need of Southeast Asia Christina Soh nerships. We learn of the important contri- applied concerns the conservation of rare where we are partnered with the Pha Tad for conservation of heritage plants Ho Boon Chuan plant species, where our knowledge of Ke Botanic Garden at Luang Prabang (see John Elliott tributes to the lives of the late Mohammed laboratory techniques and tropical forest 36 Around the Gardens Noor and Keith Hillier, a pioneer volunteer ecology can be used to repair some of the the data that are eventually published by 22 Rediscovery and reintroduction of NParks signs a Memorandum- at the Gardens, both of whom passed away damage mankind has meted out to Mother our researchers and 2015 was a bumper Robiquetia spathulata in Singapore of-Understanding with the Royal in 2015. On two separate occasions last year Nature in the past (see pages 14–17 [Saving year, both in quantity and quality, with Yam Tim Wing, Peter Ang, Botanic Gardens, Kew we were visited by the proud descendants native gingers in the tissue culture lab] Felicia Tay Nigel P. Taylor of the Gardens’ original designer, Lawrence and 22–24 [Rediscovery and reintroduc- of papers in some of the world’s top jour- Niven, as reported on page 4. VIP visits tion of Robiquetia spathulata]). And it is nals, not to mention a clutch of new books from the director of the Royal Botanic not only Mother Nature that needs help, (pages 28–29). Gardens, Kew (UK) and Vice-Governor for from John Elliott, representing our part- of Miyazaki Prefecture (Japan) were part ner, the Orchid Society of South East Asia, Wishing our readers a green and pleasant Cover Editors Singapore Botanic Gardens of institutional agreements , the former we learn that some of the outstanding orchid 2016, when public access to the Gardens Image taken Ada Davis, Nigel P. Taylor 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569 newly signed, the latter celebrating 50 years hybrids created since the Gardens’ former will be even easier for some, as the Down- at Wat Phu, National Parks Board of collaboration between the Gardens and director, Eric Holttum, started Singapore’s town Line MRT station, which opened on a UNESCO World Production Managers the Aoshima Sub-Tropical Botanic Garden orchid success, may have been allowed to 27 December 2015, will bring a new wave Heritage Site Ada Davis, Christina Soh [email protected] (see pages 36–38). Training programmes go extinct in horticulture (pages 18–21). of Singaporean heart-landers to our Bukit in Champasak, www.sbg.org.sg are another area where plants and people Timah Core. during 'A botanical Design www.nparks.gov.sg get connected – some are delivered here Plant heritage is never far from the pages expedition to Laos'. Newmen LLC on site at the Gardens, others at various of this magazine and in this issue we can (Photo credit: Logan Tan) www.newmen.info locations in the Southeast Asian region (see enjoy reading about how vegetables were pages 30–31 [‘Herbarium on Stage’] and grown at the Gardens during the Japanese Opposite page 32–35 [A three-part training programme occupation of WWII and the last of the The entrance to the new Downtown Line MRT station at Botanic Gardens. (Photo credit: Benjamin Aw) on tropical bryophytes and pteridophytes great plant hunters, Frank Kingdon-Ward. Nigel P. Taylor 1 Article Noor in the SING Herbarium. (Photo credit: Low Yee Wen) used to ride a motorcycle to work, but stopped riding eight years ago, following his doctor’s advice. His favourite bike was the Vespa, which he owned at one point in time. Noor was an excellent musician, and he played the drums in a band with a few of his friends. It was through jamming sessions and music that he met the love of his life, Madam Zuliah bte Daud. Noor was also a good cook and among his favourite recipes were Cantonese-style dishes. At home, Noor was a dedicated husband and father who valued strong family bonding, a principal that he handed down to his children and grandchildren. At work, he was a gentleman with a warm heart. Noor was always ready to take on nearly any assignment given to him. He was also the herbarium’s handy MOHAMMED man, fixing everything that needed mi- nor attention. Every year without fail, Noor would invite all the herbarium staff NOOR BIN JUMAAT to his Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house, where home-cooked food was served, (1940–2015) mostly prepared by Madam Zuliah and crafted by him. When the atmosphere in the herbarium was dull, especially on Mondays, he would crack witty jokes to cheer everyone up. Noor is survived by his wife, Madam ohammed Noor bin Jumaat, provides plant collecting records of all Zuliah bte Daud, two sons, two daugh- M fondly known as Noor, passed botanists active in the Malesian region, ters, two granddaughters, four grand- away peacefully at the age of 75 which encompasses Singapore, Bru- sons, two great-granddaughters, and on 19 July 2015, after a bout of illness. nei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, three great-grandsons. He retired from the Singapore Botanic Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Gardens in April 2013 (see Gardenwise 41, Timor-Leste. The database serves as Low Yee Wen page 23). The Botanic Gardens was his an important reference for botanical Herbarium first and sole employer for 54 years. research in Malesia. He was 18 when initially employed as a labourer to look after the living Noor was born on 14 Feb 1940 and grew collections, then became a plant col- up in a Malay kampung at the famed lector attached to the herbarium to Lorong Engku Aman in Geylang Serai.
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