Workshop on NATIVE SPECIES REFORESTATION IN SINGAPORE Saturday, 4th February 2012 NUS Kent Ridge Campus, Singapore
Na ve Plant Cul va on in Urban Singapore Hugh Tan & Ang Wee Foong Department of Biological Sciences Na onal University of Singapore Why Plant Na ves in Urban Areas? • Na ve plants of nonlocal or local provenance – Food and shelter for na ve animals – Less likely to become invasive – Interac ons with na ve animals, plants and microbes interes ng – Aesthe cs • Na ve plants of local provenance – Local provenance is valuable – Species level conserva on [Richard Corle ’s talk] – Extension of nature reserves into urban areas Number of Trees Number of S/No. Species Na ve (Roadside) Trees (Parks) Total 1 Samanea saman 0 26226 3334 29560 2 Peltophorum pterocarpum 1 23682 1932 25614 How Many Na ve 3 Swietenia macrophylla 0 20079 770 20849 4 Syzygium grande 1 18106 2339 20445 5 Khaya senegalensis 0 14344 998 15342 6 Taberuia rosea 0 9965 3334 13299 Trees Planted Here? 7 Cinnamomum iners 1 9371 1694 11065 8 Xanthostemon chrysanthus 0 8780 1630 10410 9 Mimusops elengi 0 9609 343 9952 10 Arfeuillea arborescens 0 8666 217 8883 11 Hopea odorata 0 7022 473 7495 12 Cassia fistula 0 5364 1093 6457 For the top 39 trees 13 Syzygium polyanthum 1 5094 1037 6131 14 Khaya grandifoliola 0 5401 343 5744 15 Pterocarpus indicus 0 4567 626 5193 •25.8% na ve spp. 16 Mangifera indica 0 4206 342 4548 17 Syzygium campanulatum 0 3097 1152 4249 (8 na ves out of 39 most commonly planted trees in 18 Cratoxylum formosum 0 3502 502 4004 19 Terminalia catappa 0 3231 892 4123 streets and parks by NParks ) 20 Lagerstroemia flos-reginae 0 3195 922 4117 21 Fagraea fragrans 1 2456 1595 4051 22 Erythrophleum guineense 0 2791 425 3216 •28.3% na ve individuals 23 Callistemon species 0 2589 201 2790 24 Mille a atropurpurea 0 2389 228 2617 (72,217 na ve sp. trees out of 255,514 total) 25 Syzygium lineatum 1 2214 143 2357 26 Callistemon citrinus 0 2128 113 2241 27 Filicium decipiens 0 1862 290 2152 28 Kopsia flavida 0 1755 391 2146 29 Alstonia scholaris 0 1451 397 1848 30 Andira inermis 0 1195 638 1833 31 Dalbergia la folia 0 1644 89 1733 32 Melaleuca 'Golden Gem' (Melaleuca bracteata?) 0 1496 115 1611 33 Maniltoa browneoides 0 1319 253 1572 34 Dalbergia oliveri 0 1144 364 1508 35 Pongamia pinnata 1 1043 292 1335 36 Khaya nyassica 0 1267 40 1307 37 Tamarindus indica 0 1117 190 1307 38 Sandoricum koetjape 1 1175 44 1219 39 Azadirachta excelsa 0 1081 110 1191 Tan, P. Y., B. Yeo, W. X. Yip & H. S. Lua, 2009. Carbon Storage and GRAND TOTALS 225623 29891 255514 Sequestra on by Urban Trees in Singapore. Centre for Urban NATIVE GRAND TOTAL 8 63141 9076 72217 Greenery and Ecology, Na onal Parks Board, Singapore. 14 pp. EXOTIC GRAND TOTAL 31 162482 20815 183297 225623 29891 255514 Many Na ve Plant Spp. Available!
All Used for % Used for Category Na ves Cul va on Cul va on Tree 857 313 36.5 Climber 427 45 10.5 Shrub 215 60 27.9 Herb 339 44 13.0 Others (e.g., epiphytes, stranglers, etc. ) 313 27 8.6 All Habits 2151 489 22.7 …but not many exploited for cul va on in Singapore!
Updated from: Chong, K. Y., H. T. W. Tan & R. T. Corle , 2009. A Checklist of the Total Vascular Plant Flora of Singapore: Na ve, Naturalised and Cul vated Species. Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Na onal University of Singapore, Singapore. 273 pp. Uploaded 12 November 2009. [PDF, 1.03 MB] Only 5 Pure Na ve Plan ng Sites
1. Kranji Sanctuary Golf Course 2. NUS Na ve Plant Demonstra on Garden 3. Enhancing the Na ve Urban Biodiversity of Singapore Project sites i. Na ve Garden @ HortPark ii. Pe r Road iii. NUS Kent Ridge Campus Kranji Sanctuary Golf Course • Established in 2002 • Mostly na ve spp. landscaping • Converted from wasteland, abandoned farmland, former pig farms • 18-hole golf course • Na onal Service Resort & Country Club (NSRCC) administered • Emphasis on conserva on of natural habitats • Public access to bird-watching sites NUS Na ve Plant Demonstra on Garden • Blks S1 and S2, Science Drive 4, NUS Kent Ridge Campus • 60-odd spp. of trees, shrubs, climbers • Established Mar 2007 • By OED and DBS, NUS • Website: h p://www.nus.edu.sg/oes/prog/natural/na ve_plants/na ve_plants.html • First public-access na ve plant garden • Just outside this workshop venue! Enhancing the Urban Na ve Biodiversity of Singapore (EUNBOS) Project • 3-year project funded by the Ministry of Na onal Development Research Fund for the Built Environment (MND RF) in 2009 • Collabora on between Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE), Na onal Parks Board (NParks) and Department of Biological Sciences, Na onal University of Singapore (NUS)
EUNBOS Project Aims
• Increase the use of na ve landscape plants among professionals in the landscape and hor culture industry through publica ons, crea on of the first na ve plants database, and demonstra on landscape plots. • Develop appropriate know-how for propaga on of na ve plants and diffuse the knowledge to NParks’ and local nurseries to enable a gradual build-up of na ve plant stock for landscape uses. • Develop the know-how to screen and grow na ve plants in the urban environment for high survivability. • Demonstrate the posi ve ecological benefits of the use of na ve plants in urban landscapes in Singapore. EUNBOS Project Achievements
• 1,611 na ve plant species write-ups for NParks’ Fauna & FloraWeb • Propagated over 150 species of na ve plants (from common species to rediscovered ex nct species) over past two years and have provided plants to NParks for reforesta on EUNBOS Project Achievements
• Publica on of 9 journal ar cles on statuses and rediscoveries of na ve plant species in Singapore 1. Lok, A. F. S. L., W. F. Ang, K. Y. Chong & H. T. W. Tan, 2010. Rediscovery of Liparis barbata Lindl. (Orchidaceae) in Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 3: 277–281. h p://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulle n2010/2010nis277-281.pdf 2. Ang, W. F., A. F. S. L., Lok, C. K., Yeo, S. Y. Teo & H. T. W. Tan, 2010. Rediscovery of Dendrobium aloifolium (Blume) Rchb. f. (Orchidaceae) in Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 3: 321–325. h p://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulle n2010/2010nis321-325.pdf 3. Ang, W. F., A. F. S. L., Lok, K. Y. Chong & H. T. W. Tan, 2010. Status and distribu on of Neoscortechinia sumatrensis S. Moore. (Euphorbiaceae). Nature in Singapore, 3: 333–336. h p://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulle n2010/2010nis333-336.pdf 4. Lok, A. F. S. L., W. F. Ang & H. T. W. Tan, 2011. The Rediscovery of Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & Sweet (Orchidaceae) in Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 4: 19–24. h p://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulle n2011/2011nis019-024.pdf 5. Lok, A. F. S. L., W. F. Ang, & Hugh T. W. Tan, 2011. The status of Cystorchis variegata Bl. var. variegata (Orchidaceae) in Singapore. Nature in Singapore,4: 25–29. h p://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulle n2011/2011nis025-029.pdf 6. Lok, A. F. S. L., W. F. Ang, K. Y. Chong, P. X. Ng, S. Teo, T. K. Yee, C. K. Yeo & Hugh T. W. Tan, 2011. The Status of Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. in Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 4: 43–48. h p://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulle n2011/2011nis043-048.pdf 7. Lok, A. F. S. L., W. F. Ang, K. Y. Chong, C. K. Yeo & H. T. W. Tan, 2011. The Rediscovery of Coelogyne rochussenii de Vriese (Orchidaceae) in Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 4: 49–53. h p://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulle n2011/2011nis049-053.pdf 8. Lok, A. F. S. L., W. F. Ang, B. Y. Q. Ng, S. M. Suen, C. K. Yeo & Hugh T. W. Tan, 2011. Leea, Linn. (Vitaceae) of Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 4: 55–71. h p://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulle n2011/2011nis055-071.pdf 9. Ang, W. F., A. F. S. L. Lok, C. K. Yeo, B. Y. Q. Ng & Hugh T. W. Tan, 2011. The Status and distribu on of Plocoglo s javanica Blume (Orchidaceae) in Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 4: 73–77. h p://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulle n2011/2011nis073-077.pdf • Three na ve plant landscaping projects Na ve Garden @ HortPark • Landscaped and planted according to 4 habitats: Freshwater swamp forest, mangrove forest, beach vegeta on; lowland evergreen rainforest • Mixed plan ng using 160 na ve plants of Singapore • Done in collabora on with CUGE and HortPark • Set up in 2010 • Book published: Tan, P.Y., R.T. Corle & H.T.W. Tan (eds.), 2010. Field Guide to the Na ve Garden @ HortPark. CUGE and NUS, Singapore. 124 pp. • h p://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php? op on=com_content&view=ar cle&id=48&Itemid=56#27 • h p://www.selectbooks.com.sg/getTitle.aspx?SBNum=050129
Na ve Garden @ HortPark
• 13 species of na ve fishes introduced • 13 species of na ve birds recorded • 16 species of na ve amphibians and rep les recorded • 38 species of na ve bu erflies and moths recorded • 25 species of na ve damselflies and dragonflies recorded • Book just published: Lok, A. F. S. L., W. F. Ang, H. T. W. Tan, R. T. Corle & P. Y. Tan (eds.), 2012. The Fauna of the Na ve Garden @ HortPark: Birds, Fishes, Amphibians, Rep les, Bu erflies, Moths, Dragonflies, and Damselflies. Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Na onal University of Singapore, and Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology, Na onal Parks Board, Singapore. 148 pp. Uploaded 17 Jan.2012. [PDF, 16.1 MB] Pe r Road Streetscape Plan ng
• Landscaped and planted 4 sec ons of the road as part of research project • Mixed plan ng using na ve plants of Singapore Bus shelter construc on and sewer • Done in collabora on with CUGE and Streetscapes line construc on will cause much of • Each plot landscaped with 24 species of na ve plants the plots to be removed so this is a • 9 species of na ve birds recorded major considera on for future • 8 species of na ve amphibians and rep les recorded planning of na ve plan ng • 74 species of insects recorded exercises. NUS Campus Greening
• Landscaped various parts of NUS campus (e.g., University Hall, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Faculty of Science, and NUS Business School) with na ve plants of Singapore • Done in collabora on with CUGE and NUS Office of Estate and Development (OED) • More than 160 species of na ve plants used Acknowledgements
• Alvin Lok • Tan Puay Yok • Chew Chin Huat • Chong Kwek Yan • Trudy Ter lt • Mahadi bin Sugiri • Ng Pei Xin • James Wang • Supari bin Warno • Yeo Chow Khoon • Toh Chin Heng • Ang Chee Wee • David Aus n • Nur Liyana binte Zolpakar • Seh Been Tah • Ng Xin Yi • Kar ni Omar-Hor • Yong Kwet Yew • Beatrice Ng • Vijaya Kumar • Joseph Mullinix • Suen Si Min • Chua-Tan Boon Gek • • Richard Corle • Wilson Wong Tan Chorh Chuan • Navjot Sodhi • Gary Chua • Joyce Foo • Eve e Wee Khee Li • Soh Weijing