Singapore Herbarium (SING)
A preserved botanical collection in Singapore, established in 1875. Its repository code, SING, identifies cited herbarium material.
Why this organization appears in Hoya Library
A preserved botanical collection in Singapore, established in 1875. Its repository code, SING, identifies cited herbarium material.
A preserved-plant collection at the Gardens
The Singapore Herbarium (SING) is the preserved botanical collection at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Established in 1875, it supports research on plant and fungal diversity in Southeast Asia. The official herbarium account describes specimens from Malesia and neighbouring regions, with a particular focus on Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia.
What a herbarium record can show
The collection includes dried specimens and material preserved in fluid, as well as fruit and seed collections. Such material allows researchers to compare a plant with published descriptions and earlier collections.
In Hoya literature, SING identifies the repository cited for a specimen. To follow that evidence, retain the collector’s name and number, date, locality, barcode and the publication that cites it. A repository abbreviation alone cannot confirm that a particular sheet has been located, examined or correctly identified.
Research access
The Gardens provides a professional study and exchange route that includes taxonomy research and herbarium work. Researchers should use the institution’s current instructions to discuss access and the material they need. A public garden visit is different from a research appointment or specimen-loan request.
Research and sources
- Singapore Herbarium & Plant Taxonomy: history, collection scope and repository functions.
- Professional Study and Exchange: research and herbarium access programme.