wild happenings in singapore: 3 Jul (Sat): Talk on "Figs of Singapore"

Figs are a very interesting and unusual group of plants. They produce the distinctive fig fruit and have complex relationships with wasps, which they depend on to pollinate their flowers. Figs have been part of our culture for a long time, having religious, cultural and even medicinal significance. In Chinese, it is they are known as 'flowerless fruit'.