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Vanda Miss Joaquim is a cross between the Burmese Vanda teres (now called Papilionanthe teres) and the Malayan Vanda hookeriana (now called Papilionanthe hookeriana).Though in the original crossing no record was kept of which of the two species originally produced the seeds and which one provided the pollen, DNA sequences from maternally inherited chloroplast DNA have been used to determine ...
The Mandai Orchid Gardens (MOG) was an orchid garden established in 1951 by John Laycock at Mandai Lake Road in Mandai, Singapore. Initially, MOG was used as an orchid farm where orchids were grown and harvested before being converted into an orchid garden for tourism. Before it was closed down in 2011, it was owned by Singapore Orchids Private ...
The Mandai Orchid Garden (also known as Mandai Orchid Gardens) was an orchid garden established in 1951 by John Laycock at Mandai Lake Road in Mandai, Singapore. Initially, MOG was used as an orchid farm where orchids were grown and harvested before being converted into an orchid garden for tourism. Before it was closed down in 2011, it was ...
The National Orchid Garden is located in the Central Core of the gardens. Located on the highest hill in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, three hectares of landscaped slopes provide a setting for over 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrids, with about 600 species and hybrids on display.
The National Orchid Garden, which is located within the main gardens, is at the forefront of orchid studies and a pioneer in the cultivation of hybrids, complementing the nation's status as a major exporter of cut orchids. Aided by the equatorial climate, it houses the largest orchid collection of 1,200 species and 2,000 hybrids.
The Gardens by the Bay (GBTB) is an urban park spanning 105 hectares (260 acres) in the Central Region of Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir.The park consists of three waterfront gardens: Bay South Garden in Marina South, Bay East Garden with the Founders' Memorial in Marina East and Bay Central Garden in the Downtown Core and Kallang. [2]
Ashkhen Hovakimian (Agnes Joaquim) (b. 7 April 1854, Singapore - d. 2 July 1899, Singapore) was a Singaporean Armenian who bred Singapore's first hybridised orchid hybrid, Vanda 'Miss Joaquim'. Joaquim was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2015.
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