Dr Mark Hughes,Senior Researcher,The Herbarium Singapore Botanic Gardens gives this talk.
The Indonesian Island of Sumatra contains some of the richest and yet unexplored primary rainforest in the world, and harbours much undescribed biodiversity. Hence, it comes as no surprise that many new species have been found during recent expeditions to the island, including many new Begonias. Join Mark on a tour of the island to discover some of these beautiful rainforest plants, and to find out why Begonia is one of the worlds largest flowering plant genera.
Time: 4-5pm
Venue: Function Hall, Botany Centre, Tanglin Core of the Singapore Botanic Gardens (enter by Tanglin Gate)
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/eventshub.asp
Contact: Visitor Services 6471 7361
