A beautifully restored Colonial era house that has been repurposed as a Seed Bank centre to caring for plant Seeds. The Seed Bank houses seed specimens of various Seed Dispersion type. Within the Seed Bank Centre itself are Live laboratories working on seed cleaning and preservation. The Seed Bank centre is fully air conditioned with working elevators and clean washrooms. Admission is free. Several Seed-theme sculptures were strategically located around the compound of the Seed Bank centre. Some interesting displays among them are: Double coconut aka sea coconut seed 海底椰 that look like the female lower body torso. It's the largest plant seed. Water caltrops seed aka buffalo nut 菱角. Water caltrop has been used for worship as prayer offerings by the Chinese. Cheng Tng Plant seed or Kembang Sa-mangkok, 胖大海 is a key ingredient in the...
Read moreGreat place to visit learning about plant seed and Singapore's effort in seed preservation. Nice collection and specimens are well displayed. Also, the detailed exhibition did lead me to learn more about plant seeds, different shape and sizes, different type of dispersal method. I've learnt...
Read moreGet a peek into how Singapore plays a part to conserve seeds and plant species. See many different seeds with different properties.
Setting in a beautiful conserved building, air-conditioned, with lift facility, wheelchair assessable, and...
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