Round Border COMMONWEALTH COLLECTION Garden Gate River W 1. Protea cyanoides - South Africa alk 2. Strelitzia reginae - South Africa GENERAL INFORMATION 3. Acacia karroo - Long Pit Glasshouse OPENING HOURS 4. Banksia ericifolia - 32 GROUNDS 7 am to dusk (all year) 5. Wollemia nobilis - Australia 33 31 GLASSHOUSES 10 am - 6 pm (4.15 pm in winter) 30 6. Leptospermum scoparium - CHARGES 29 stairs New Zealand Hopkirk City Council maintains a policy of free entry Building 7. Cyathea arborea - Jamaica 28 THE ENQUIRIES OFFICE: is situated behind the main range 27 25 15 and further information may be obtained there. 11 Enquiries 8. Ficus carica - Malta 26 24 23 20 21 22 10 19 Office PHONE: 0141 276 1614 9. Phormium tenax - New Zealand 17 Main Range FAX: 0141 276 1615 18 Glasshouses Curator’s 10. Angraecum podochiloides - 16 14 EMAIL: [email protected] House WEB: glasgowbotanicgardens.com or 13 Private 12 www.glasgow.gov.uk/parks 11. Ansellia africana - Zambia 9 GROUPS VISITS: are especially welcome and a guide may be 12. Bowiea volubilis - Botanic Gardens available if arranged in advance with the Gardens’ Office. 13. Cycas seemannii - Fiji Tea Room DOGS: are allowed in the grounds, but should be kept on a 14. Ficus benjamina - India short leash. Dogs are not permitted in the glasshouses with the Peter exception of guide dogs. 15. Heliconia psittacorum - Walker TRANSPORT: by bus from the City Centre nos. 6, 6a, 6b, Trinidad & Tobago Memorial QUEEN 8, 8a, 10a, and 19. 16. Elettaria cardamomum - Sri Lanka MARGARET By Underground - to Hillhead Station 17. Curcuma longa - Sri Lanka ENTRANCE WEB:www.travelinescotland.com 7 Parking: there is no parking in the Gardens with the exception 18. Azadirachta indica - India of disabled parking. Unrestricted parking is available in Queen 19. Carica papaya - Belize Disman Margaret Drive and Ford Road. 8 Disabled and 20. Bixa orellana - Jamaica 6 Service Vehicles 21. Cola acuminata - tled 1 5 Only 22. Manilkara zapota - Belize 2 4 23. Aglaomorpha drynarioides - 3 COMMONWEALTH R Papua New ailw 47 COLLECTION 24. simplicifrons - ay (V Papua New Guinea en

25. Vittaria elongata - Fiji

26. Rhododendron loranthiflorum - IRELAND NORTHERN

CANADA

Solomon Islands Gym Outdoor

ISTAN K 27. Lycopodium phlegmaria - PA

Solomon Islands Room Cafe/Tea

28. Begonia longipetiolata - WALES Cameroon

29. Mimosa pudica - Displays Floral

Trinidad & Tobago ENGLAND

Picnic Area Picnic

30. pulcher - CYPRUS

Malaysia MALAYSIA

31. saxorum - Kenya Area Play

32. Hydnophytum formicarum - ISLANDS SOLOMON

Baby Changing Facilities Changing Baby Malaysia GUINEA NEW PAPUA

33. spectabilis - Nigeria NIGERIA

34. Pinus nigra - Cyprus Access Persons Disabled

35. Rosa spp - England BELIZE

Public Toilets Public A K 36. Pinus sylvestris - Scotland LAN SRI

37. Corylus avellana - Wales

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO & TRINIDAD

38. Cedrus deodara - Pakistan Access Vehicle

39. Alnus orientalis - Cyprus INDIA

Pedestrian Only Access Only Pedestrian 40. Alnus rubra - Canada FIJI

41. Alnus glutinosa - Wales

ENYA

42. Sorbus arranensis - Scotland K

CAMEROON 43. Tsuga heterophylla - Canada Information Useful 44. Quercus ilex - Malta

45. Pinus wallichiana - Pakistan MALTA

46. Quercus robur - England JAMAICA 47. Fraxinus excelsior - ZEALAND NEW Northern Ireland

48. Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ - AUSTRALIA

Northern Ireland ZAMBIA SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH THE COMMONWEALTH COLLECTION NEW ZEALAND FIJI BELIZE The botanical collection of commonwealth & 6. Leptospermum scoparium - Manuka/Tea Tree 13. Cycas seemannii - Queen Sago Palm 19. Carica papaya - Papaya trees cover every environment: woodland, desert, the This is a shrub or small tree abundant throughout Named for German naturalist Berthold Carl Seemann Native to the tropics of the Americas it is today, arctic fringes, tropical , savannah, wetlands, New Zealand. Manuka honey is a mono-floral honey (1825-1871), who first collected the . Widespread cultivated globally. It‘s usually eaten raw, without skin meadows, temperate forests and the Mediterranean. produced in New Zealand and Australia from the in the south-west Pacific from Fiji, Tonga West to New or seeds however the black seeds are edible and have Only the Commonwealth can boast of such a variety of of the manuka tree. Caledonia. Usually found on calcareous beach dune a sharp, spicy taste. trees and plants. During the 2014 Commonwealth sands or coral limestone formations. Its native range Games in Glasgow visitors will be able to see much of has been severely reduced and it is now classed as that diversity at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. ‘vulnerable’.

SOUTH AFRICA JAMAICA INDIA JAMAICA 1. Protea cynaroides - King Protea 7. Cyathea arborea - West Indian Tree Fern 14. Ficus benjamina - Weeping Fig 20. Bixa orellana - Annatto The Proteaceae is an ancient plant family and this Though not solid wood, the hard trunks are durable These plants are known as banyans, rubber plants or Annatto is used as a culinary spice, food colorant, Protea is the national of South Africa. The and resistant to decay and termites. Trunks of tree- figs. Figs are known for their symbiotic (mutually commercial dye, and medicinally. Caribbean natives are pollinated by Scarab and Protea Beetles, various have served as posts, frameworks of houses, beneficial) relationship with tiny wasps. Each of added it to their dishes for flavour and colour long insects and by . Protea cynaroides occurs in fire supports for vanilla plants and other orchids. The Barib fig is inextricably dependent upon one species of wasp before Europeans arrived. However, they also use it in prone vegitation, where natural fires occur every ten to and Karalingo peoples used the stems to preserve and and vice versa. Since the 1950s, Ficus benjamina has cosmetics, fabric dye, body paint, sunscreen and insect thirty years. carry fire, which can be maintained for hours without become a popular indoor plant. repellent. The Aztecs used annatto seeds to intensify 2. Strelitzia reginae smoke or flames. 5. Wollemia nobilis 12. Bowiea volubilis the colour of their chocolate drink. 14. Ficus benjamina

SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA MALTA CAMEROON TRINIDAD & TOBAGO SRI LANKA NIGERIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2. Strelitzia reginae - of Paradise 4. Banksia ericifolia - The heath-leaved Banksia. 8. Ficus carica - The Fig 10. Angraecum podochiloides - Comet orchid 15. Heliconia psittacorum - Parrot’s Beak 17. Curcuma longa - Turmeric 21. Cola acuminata - Kola Nut 23. Aglaomorpha drynarioides Angraecum grows in the understory of the rainforest in Native to the eastern Cape of South Africa. It was Only found in New South Wales, Australia and is well- Although native to the Middle East it moved quickly It has enormous medicinal benefits due to its deep shade. It releases the fragrance of its flowers at A native species to Trinidad & Tobago, this tropical In Western culture Kola nuts are known as a flavouring Aglaomorpha is named after Aglaia, one of the graces introduced to european gardens in 1773 when it was known for it’s red and yellow autumnal flowers. It is throughout the Mediterranean. It is known to be one of antioxidant, anti-tumour, anti-inflammatory, and night to attract insects. plant has a wide distribution across South America and and source of caffeine in cola drinks, although the use in Greek mythology (aglaios meaning splendid and part of a shipment of horticultural specimens bound for one of the original plants collected by Joseph Banks at the first plants cultivated by humans. It was grown well the Caribbean. It has large red and yellow flowers and antibacterial effects. In 1280, Marco Polo described of it in cola drinks today is rare. It is chewed in many morphe meaning shape). The plant has a spendid ZAMBIA the Royal Botanical Garden of King George lll at Kew. before the domestication of wheat, barley and legumes. Botany Bay in 1770. In 1992 it became the official plant 11. Ansellia africana - Leopard orchid. is pollinated by Humming Birds. The flowers are used Turmeric as a vegetable with the properties of saffron. West African cultures to restore vitality and ease hunger shape as, we assume, did aglaia. The plants are Strelitzia reginae was named after the king’s wife Today the common fig is grown for its edible fruit of Sydney. Sucking nectar from Banksia flowers was The Leopard orchid is classified as vulnerable in the heavily in floristry and its leaves are used by bats to Turmeric is a necessary ingredient of curry powder. pains. Kola nuts are an important part of culture and large epiphytes which perch in the tops of trees in the Queen (regina in latin) Charlotte of one way Aboriginal peoples obtained sweetness throughout the temperate world. wild, due to illegal harvesting for use as an make their shelters. religion in West Africa, particularly Nigeria. rainforest. Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Strelitzia). in their diet. ornamental and destruction of its habitat.

ZAMBIA AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND KENYA SRI LANKA INDIA BELIZE PAPUA NEW GUINEA

3. Acacia karroo - Sweet Thorn 5. Wollemia nobilis - The Wollemi Pine 9. Phormium tenax - Harakeke, New Zealand Flax 12. Bowiea volubilis - Climbing Onion 16. Elettaria cardamomum - Cardamom 18. Azadiracta indica - Neem Tree 22. Manilkara zapota - Chicle Tree, Sapodilla 24. Asplenium simplifrons The sweet thorn gets its common name from the gum This extremely rare tree was discovered for the first Found throughout New Zealand especially in lowland Bowiea volubilis has an unusual succulent adaptation Cardamom was first imported into Europe around 1300 In the same family as mahogany, neem is native to Long cultivated throughout Central America it was A relative of the popular ‘Birds-nest fern’, but not ` exuded from wounds in the bark. It may be found from time in 1994 by David Noble of the New South Wales swamps. It was cultivated by the Maori for clothing, - climbing inflorescences that harvest photosynthetic BC. It is a pungent aromatic herbaceous perennial India, Burma and Pakistan. Asian culture has known popular with the Aztecs, Maya and other Mesoamerican as large. It often grows as an epiphyte on trees or the Western Cape up to Zambia. It has been used for National Parks and Wildlife Service. Before that matting, baskets and sandals. New Zealand flax fibres light in the absence of aerial leaves. plant growing to 2-4m in height. The green seed pods for a long time that termites and locusts leave the tree cultures for its fruit and sap. It was they who first rocks. An ideal pot or basket plant excellent for indoor everything from raft-making to sewing needles. The botanists only knew it from 91 million year old . were used during WWll to extend supplies of imported Its magical properties are well regarded. Warriors are of the plant are dried and the seeds inside are used in alone. It also has anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti- developed chewing gum from the gummy latex in the decoration tolerating quite dark conditions and neglect. thorns were even used by early naturalists to pin the Wollemi is an Aboriginal word meaning “look around sisal. made brave and invincible, travellers protected, and India and other Asian cuisines. In Iran, cardamom is bacterial action. Neem is not an outright killer instead bark. Scientific work on the leaves exhibited possible insects they collected! you, keep your eyes open and watch out”. love procured with this strange looking plant. It is used to flavour coffee and tea. it alters the insects’ behaviour or life processes. anti-diabetic effects. used extensively in Africa for medical purposes.

SOLOMON ISLANDS NIGERIA CYPRUS PAKISTAN 27. Lycopodium phlegmaria - Coarse Tassel Fern 33. Costus spectabilis - Spiral Ginger 39. Alnus orientalis - Oriental Alder 45. Pinus wallichiana - Bhutan Pine This is a species of tassel-like club . Club The national flower of Nigeria and one of the most A very fast growing tree, useful for building a quick A popular tree for planting in parks and large gardens. are small frequently creeping mosses which can be common species. The plant grows flat against the screen for shade. In its natural habitat, it lives along Grown for its attractive foliage and large, decorative epiphytic. An epiphyte is a plant that grows upon ground in a basal rosette. This rosette is surrounded riverbanks, this makes it useful for moist sites and cones. It is also valued for its relatively high resistance another plant, often a rain forest tree. The plant by bright yellow flowers. These open one at a time. soaking up moisture from wet/problem areas. Before to air pollution. Native to the Himalaya, Karakoram and is known as a club moss because the sporophylls Nigeria’s climate, defined by dry and rainy periods, people arrived on Cyprus it was covered in natural Hindu Kush mountains, from eastern Afghanistan east (specialised leaves) resemble clubs. allows for a diverse variety of flower types. forest including Alders. Today many of the trees are across northern Pakistan and India to Yunnan in aliens. southwest China.

CAMEROON CYPRUS CANADA ENGLAND 28. Begonia longipetiolata - Long Petioled Begonia 34. Pinus nigra - Black Pine 40. Alnus rubra - Red Alder 46. Quercus robur - English Oak Like other plants from tropical Africa this attractive Native to the scrub and forests of the Mediterranean. This is the largest alder in Canada. Native peoples Oak timber was for some centuries the foundation of Begonia requires 60% atmospheric humidity and The timber is similar to that of the Scots pine in that it dyed their fishing nets with a red dye from the bark the Royal Navy and the construction of large buildings good air circulation. It was introduced into cultivation has a straight grain but it is softer and not as strong so they could not be seen under water. The wood has depended on oak beams since Medieval times. relatively recently in the 1980s by botanists from the and is therefore often used in the manufacture of produces an oily smoke which is popular for smoking However, it was the extensive use of oak bark for Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands. paper. The Black pine is an important lumber tree in salmon. Recent clinical studies have verified that red tanning that made English oak woods such a valuable the UK. alder contains compounds effective against certain asset in the past. 4. Banksia ericifolia 19. Carica papaya 29. Mimosa pudica tumours. 35. Rosa spp.

FIJI TRINIDAD & TOBAGO KENYA ENGLAND WALES WALES CANADA NORTHERN IRELAND

25. Vittaria elongata - Stiff Shoestring Fern 29. Mimosa pudica - Sensitive plant 31. Streptocarpus saxorum - Cape Primrose 35. Rosa canina - The Dog Rose 37. Corylus avellana - Hazel 41. Alnus glutinosa - Alder 43. Tsuga heterophylla - Western Hemlock 47. Fraxinus excelsior - Ash

Vittaria is a fern named by James Edward Smith in Native to Central and South America it has long been In Kenya this plant can be found growing on rocks Native to the English hedgerow this is not a rose for the Hazel was one of the first trees to spread widely Native throughout the British Isles, Alder mainly found The greatest resource for the native peoples of Western Ash is one of our most valuable native trees, its wood 1793. They are epiphytes (plants which live perched established on Trinidad. The compound leaves fold and steep cliffs in full sun. It is a member of the garden. Its leaves are wonderfully fragrant. The single throughout Britain after the last Ice Age. It flowers in wet places, marshes and stream banks prevents Canada are the trees. Along the riverbanks, western being very strong and flexible; indeed it has “greater on the uppermost branches of trees in the tropics) with inward and droop when touched or shaken. It is not family, which includes around 2000 flowers are a delicate pale pink followed by brilliant hips. earlier than most trees, in mid-February. The nuts are erosion. Its timber is resistant to decomposition in hemlock helps to reduce erosion. Tender new needles toughness (impact strength) than any other home- simple, entire, narrowly linear (leaves). The first known exactly why Mimosa pudica evolved this trait, species.The Cape Primrose is used as a house plant It was called the dog rose by ancient gardeners who of direct food value to us. Hazel stems were used to water. Alder has been used for water pipes, piles (leaves) rich in vitamin C can be chewed or made into a grown hardwood”. Ash is used traditionally to make: name is derived from the Latin, vitta, meaning “a band but many scientists think that the plant uses its ability and can be grown from seed to a in believed its roots could cure rabies. make hurdles –woven fencing for enclosing gardens under bridges,to construct aqueducts and building bitter tea. This is an important tree in the production of tool handles, furniture, sports equipment, walking or ribbon” referring to its very narrow fronds. to shrink as a defence from herbivores. one year. and protecting livestock. foundations in marshy areas liable to flooding. Much good quality timber and paper pulp. sticks, tent pegs, oars, gates, wheel rims and the of Venice is built on alder piles. frames and shafts of diverse vehicles.

SOLOMON ISLANDS MALAYSIA MALAYSIA SCOTLAND PAKISTAN SCOTLAND MALTA NORTHERN IRELAND

26. Rhododendron loranthiflorum - 30. Aeschynanthus pulcher - Lipstick Plant 32. Hydnophytum formicarum - Plant 36. Pinus sylvestris - Scots pine 38. Cedrus deodara - Deodar Cedar 42. Sorbus arranensis - Scottish 44. Quercus ilex - Evergreen/Holm Oak 48. Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ - Florencecourt Yew Long Flowered Vireya This unusual name is taken from the Latin aischyno, These plants grow in tree branches and on trunks The Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland is As insects avoid this tree, the essential oil is used as Native to the . A decline in the surrounding The Holm Oak is the National Tree of Malta. A small In Northern Ireland in 1778 a farmer called Willis This plant was collected on 11 October 2008 in the to be ashamed, and anthos, flower, referring to the and form a symbiotic relationship with . Ant plants the only true native forest in Britain which survives in insect repellent on the feet of horses, cattle and camels. woodland has exposed the species to harsh weather population near the village of Wardija in Malta are said saw two female versions of what is now the famous Western Provinces: Kolombangara on Mount Veve in red stamens, hence the common name ‘Lipstick provide habitats for ant colonies in the forest canopy. large tracts today, and the Scots pine is its dominant Forests full of Deodar or Devadaru trees were the conditions and grazing pressure. Strong winds and to be between 500 and 1,000 years old. In ancient Irish Yew growing in the wild near Florencecourt in Montane moss-forest. It is a tree epiphyte growing Plant’. This species however, has yellow in the throat The ants defend the plant, prevent tissue damage and tree. Tar extracted from the tree’s resin was of special favourite living place of ancient Indian sages and their heavy rain are common on the Isle of Arran, damaging times the tree was associated with death. It is County Fermanagh. They were moved to the Earl of in the canopy. It was collected by Glasgow Botanic of the flower. It is an evergreen, epiphytic . swarm to defend their home if disturbed. The ants value to the builders of boats and ships for sealing families who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva. the trees and stunting their growth. extremely flammable and an efficient lightening Enniskillen’s garden nearby and from them, by Gardens curator – Stephen Herrington. Aeschynanthus pulcher is native to the island of Java. leave their waste within the plant providing it with the planks and waterproofing the hull. conductor. cuttings, are descended the millions of upright Yews nutrients. all over the world-including this one!