Publications
Books
1
Tropical Plants in Focus: Botanical Illustration at the Singapore Botanic Gardens
By Michele Rodda
2
Hidden Havens: Exploring Marine Life in Singapore’s Marinas
By Chou Loke Ming, Lionel Ng, Toh Kok Ben, Cheo Pei Rong, Ng Juat Ying and Karenne Tun. Published in collaboration with NUS.
3
A Review of Garden Bird Watch (2015–2019)
By Low Bing Wen, Joy Wong Shu Yee, Linda Goh and Kenneth Er
4
A Guide to the Bees of Singapore
By Zestin W.W. Soh and John S. Ascher. Published in collaboration with NUS.
5
1001 Garden Plants in Singapore: A New Compendium
By Soh Weijing, Tamako Kobayashi, Dr Jennie Tang, Jessica Teo, Pauline Tay and Low Wei Teng
6
A Guide to the Sculptures of the Singapore Botanic Gardens
By Grace Lee, Ada Davis, Tan Miao Yuan and Tan Wan Xin
7
Singapore Garden Photographer of the Year, Celebrating Our City in Nature: Singapore Garden Photographer of the Year
Edited by Wong Tuan Wah, Linda Goh, Ada Davis and Victoria Cheong. Singapore Garden Photographer of the Year won the Grand Award in the 2016 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence under the category of One-of-a-Kind Publication (Green).
8
Rainforest in a City
By Chua Ee Kiam. Won the Bronze medal in the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards under the category of Environment/Ecology/Nature, and the Silver award in the 2015 Nautilus Book Awards under the category of Ecology Environment.
9
Footprints on an Island: Rediscovering Pulau Ubin
By Chua Ee Kiam, Choo Mui Eng and Wong Tuan Wah. Won the Nautilus 2016 Silver Award in the Multicultural & Indigenous category, and was recognised in the One-of-a-Kind Publication (Green) category at the 30th Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence competition.
10
Gingers of Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam
By Jana Leong-Škorničková and Mark Newman
11
A Walk Through History: A Guide to the Singapore Botanic Gardens
By Nigel Taylor and Ada Davis
12
Migratory Birds of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
By James Gan, Mendis Tan and David Li
13
My Green Space: Indoor Gardening Made Simple
By Ang Wee Foong and Lily Chen
14
A Guide to the Common Epiphytes and Mistletoes of Singapore
By Jean W.H. Yong, James Wang Wei, Joanne Y.T. Khew, Sheue Chiou Rong and Wong Wei San
15
Native Orchids of Singapore: Diversity, Identification and Conservation (2nd edition)
By Yam Tim Wing
16
Dragonflies of Our Parks and Gardens
By Robin Ngiam
17
Trees of Our Garden City
Edited by Tee Swee Ping
18
Caterpillars of Singapore’s Butterflies
By Horace Tan and Khew Sin Khoon
19
Birds of Our Wetlands: A Journey Through Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Edited by Wong Tuan Wah, Victoria Cheong, Ada Davis, How Choon Beng, David Li, Low Bing Wen, Florence Sim and Yang Shufen
20
The Nature of Poetry
Edited by Edwin Thumboo and Eric Tinsay Valles
21
Flora of Singapore, Volume 1 (Introduction), Volume 7 (Poales), Volume 13 (Gentianales)
Edited by David Middleton, Stuart Lindsay and Jana Leong-Škorničková
22
A Guide to Macrofungi in Singapore
By Serena M.L. Lee and Amy M.F. Choong
23
Designing a City in Nature
By Jason Wright and Audrey Xu
24
Fort Canning Park: Heritage and Gardens
By Chng Mun Wye and Sara-Ann Ang
25
A Photographic Guide to Singapore Spiders
By Joseph Koh, David Court, Chris Ang and Paul Ng
26
Design Guidelines for Contemplative Landscapes
By Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo, Alicia Soh, Dr Angelia Sia, Jason Wright and Jeff Seow
27
Timonius in Borneo
By Junhao Chen and Khoon Meng Wong
28
The Hunt for the Green Boomerang; Secrets of the Swamp
By Neil Humphreys and illustrated by Cheng Puay Koon. Secrets of the Swamp won the Best Book award for 6–8 year olds in the 2014 Harper’s Bazaar Junior Toy Awards.
29
A Present for Ginger; My Dog is Not from a Pet Shop; Journey to the Animal Classroom
By Jill Lim and illustrated by Patrick Yee
30
The Singapore Red Data Book: Red Lists of Singapore Biodiversity
Edited by Dr Geoffrey Davison, James Gan, Huang Danwei, Dr Hwang Wei Song, Dr Shawn Lum, Dr Darren Yeo
31
The Botanists of the Singapore Botanic Gardens: The First 100 Years
Edited by Dr Wong Khoon Meng, Dr S. K. Ganesan, Dr Louise Neo and Dr Jose Ireneu dos R. Furtado
32
Singapore’s Orchid Diplomacy
By Koh Buck Song
Journals
33
The Gardens’ Bulletin, Jul 2025 & Dec 2025
The Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore, Vol. 77(1) and Vol. 77(2), 2025.
Periodicals
34
Gardenwise, Sep 2025 & Mar 2026
The Magazine of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Vol. 65 and Vol. 66.
Staff Publications
The complete staff publication list for the reporting period is reproduced below in the order shown in the report.
Books
Kiew, R. & Leong-Škorničková, J. (2025). Flowers of Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications Borneo.
Simonsson, N. & Rodda, M. (2026). A guide to Hoyas of Borneo. Natural History Publications Borneo
Tinsley, B. (2025). Gardens of Perpetual Summer: Singapore Botanic Gardens (Second edition). National Parks Board, Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Book Chapters
Chayamarit, K., de Kok, R. & Middleton, D.J. (2025). Lauraceae. Flora of Thailand 16(4): 967-1134.
Lee, S. M. L., Leong, B. P. I., & Davison, G. W. H. (2025). Fungi on the Southern Islands of Singapore. In G. W. H. Davison, B. P. I. Leong, Y. H. J. Tan, R. Y. N. Seng, & R. Y. Y. Mark (Eds.), Southern Islands Biodiversity Survey e-publication. National Parks Board.
Ng, D. J. J., Chin, Y. X., & Cai, Y. (2025). Assisted colonisation of the muff river prawn in Singapore. pg 1-3. In Global Conservation Translocation Perspectives 2025 (8th ed.). ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397872370_Assisted_colonisation_of_the_muff_river_prawn_in_Singapore
Sia, A., Oh, R.R.Y., Wright, J., Tan, P.Y., Er, K. (2026). Fostering Nature Connection and Well-Being Through Nature-Based Planning and Design in a High-Density Tropical City. In Fuller, R. (Eds.), Nature in Cities, Nurturing Cities, Springer Nature.
Tan, P. Y. (2025). Looking Forward: Reflections from the Director, Dr Tan Puay Yok. In B. Tinsley (Ed.), Gardens of Perpetual Summer: Singapore Botanic Gardens (Second edition, pp. 255-261). National Parks Board, Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Journal Articles
Alauddin, S., Brown, A. P., & Turner, I. M. (2025). Psychotria acutifolia (Rubiaceae), a new species from Borneo to accommodate Ridley's 'P. insignis'. Annales Botanici Fennici, 62(1), 211-214. https://doi.org/10.5735/085.062.0135
Ali, Z., Tan, Q.W., Lim, P.K. et al. Comparative transcriptomics in ferns reveals key innovations and divergent evolution of the secondary cell walls. Nat. Plants 11, 1028–1048 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-025-01978-y
Alphonso, L. R., & Chan, Y. A. (2026). Biodiversity record: Anomalous external genital presentation in a long-tailed macaque. Nature in Singapore, 19, e2026013. https://doi.org/10.26107/NIS-2026-0013
Bai, S.Y., Niissalo, M.A., Khew, G., Whang, L.K., Choo, M., Cheong, A. et al. (2025) 1141. Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim ‘Agnes’. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 42(2), 187–196. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70012
Bissiengou, P., Darbyshire, I., Maurin, O., Merrall, A., & Turner, I. M. (2025). Ochnaceae subtribe Ochninae: Circumscribing and naming monophyletic genera. Candollea, 80(2), 141–170. https://doi.org/10.15553/c2025v802a2
Boyer, C., Campos, P., Becker, N., Gagnevin, L., Boyer, K., Utteridge, T.M.A., Pruvost, O. & Rieux, A. New genomes of Xanthomonas citri pv. bilvae from modern and historical material reveal the history and genomics of a neglected crop pathogen. Phytopathology https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-25-0255-SC (Published online 28 Jan 2026)
Bufford, J. L., Brandt, A. J., Chong, K. Y., Hooper, A., Kamelamela, K. L., Martin, C., Parker, I. M., Pauchard, A., Suding, K. N., & Peltzer, D. A. (2026). Overcoming barriers to build partnerships for managing plant invasions under global change. Conservation Biology, 40, e70180. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70180
Cai, Y. (2025) The freshwater shrimps of the family Atyidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea) of New Guinea. Water, 17, 639. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17050639
Cai, Y. (2026). Systematic Updates on the Caridina serratirostris De Man, 1892, Species Group and the Genus Marosina Cai & Ng, 2005 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae). Water,18(3),387. https://doi.org/10.3390/w18030387
Cai, Y. & Shih, H.T. (2025). Reply to Fuke (2024): clarifying the taxonomic and biogeographic interpretations of Neocaridina in Japan. Zoological Studies, 64: 66. doi:10.6620/ ZS.2025.64-66.
Cannon, C. H., Chong, K. Y., Bassett, K., Ang, W. F., Ng, X. Y., & Koh, E. T. (2025) Plant Portrait 1152. Kopsia singapurensis Ridl. Curtis's Botanical Magazine. https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70005
Cannon, C.H. The long tail of tree maximum lifespan enriches the forest. Nat Ecol Evol 9, 896–897 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02695-7
Chan, W. T., & Png, G. K. (2025). Biodiversity record: Changeable hawk-eagle with laced woodpecker prey mobbed by greater racket-tailed drongo. Nature in Singapore, 18, e2025104. https://doi.org/10.26107/NIS-2025-0104
Chan, W. T., & Png, G. K. (2025). Biodiversity record: Diurnal sighting of a trefoil horseshoe bat. Nature in Singapore, 18, e2025106. https://doi.org/10.26107/NIS-2025-0106
Chan, W. T., Khoo, M. D. Y., Goh, P. Y., & Png, G. K. (2025). Biodiversity record: Antler development of a sambar deer following two unusually dry months. Nature in Singapore, 18, e2025122. https://doi.org/10.26107/NIS-2025-0122
Chan, Y.Q., Liang, B.J.Y., Ang, Y., Morse, J.C., Cai, Y., Yeo, D.C.J. (2025). Diversity, abundance and distribution of caddisfly (Insecta, Trichoptera) families in relation to environmental parameters across freshwater streams in Singapore. In: RíosTouma, B., Frandsen, P.B., Holzenthal, R.W,. Houghton, D.C., Rázuri-Gonzales, E., Pauls, S.U. (Eds) Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Trichoptera. ZooKeys 1263: 21–36. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1263.147968
Chen, C., Lam, J., Shi, Z. Y., Akksilp, K., Aw, S., Chong, M., Ong, C. N., Sia, A., Thang, L. L., Tham, X. K., Pong, J., Kukumberg, M., & Ho, R. (2026). Urban care farming to enhance quality of life among older adults: Protocol for a waitlist randomized trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 15, Article e78584. https://doi.org/10.2196/78584
Chen, J. (2025). Grappling with large genera, with case studies from Annonaceae and Rubiaceae. Sandakania.
Chen, J. & Cheah, Y.H. (2025). Tarenna khoonmengiana (Rubiaceae), a new species from Peninsular Malaysia and Peninsular Thailand. Sandakania 27: 49–57.
Chen, L. M. J., Chua, K. S., Jong, Y. W., Choo, L. M., & Ho, B. C. (2025). Additions to the Flora of Singapore: New and overlooked records of casual and naturalised plant species (7). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 77(1), 17–32.
Ching, B., Teo, X.H., Lee, C.H.E., Wee, A., Lua, A., Tay, Y.H., Wong, W.K., Fernandez, C.J., Chee, D., Lim, K. and Chang, S.F. (2025), Nocardia seriolae and Streptococcus iniae Co-Infection in Cultured Fourfinger threadfin, Eleutheronema tetradactylum, in Singapore. Aqua. Fish & Fisheries, 5: e70038. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.70038
Chong, S.Q.Y., Yeo, D., Arceo, A.V.V. et al. Cytauxzoon paradoxurus n. sp., a novel Cytauxzoon species identified in common palm civets in Singapore. Parasites Vectors 18, 175 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06820-0
Chua, M.A., Thomas, N., Teo, R.C., & Lim, H.C. (2026). Rapid population growth of greater mouse-deer after active forest restoration and African swine fever outbreak. Biological Conservation, 313, 111564. doi:10.1016/j. biocon.2025.111564
Cicuzza, D., Ahmad, J. A., Parris, B., Wong, S. C. & Wong, K.M. (2025). Novitates Bruneienses, 11. A Checklist of the Ferns and Lycophytes of Brunei Darussalam (In continuation of studies of Brunei pteridophytes initiated by David S. Edwards). Webbia. Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography 80(2): 125-200. doi: 10.36253/jopt18050
de Kok, R. P. J. (2025). The Anacardiaceae of Peninsular Malaysia: Notes on Mangifera and typifications in several genera. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 77(2), 189–208. https://doi.org/10.26492/gbs77(2).2025-04
Ding, H., Torno, M., Vongphayloth, K. et al. Hidden in plain sight: discovery of sand flies in Singapore and description of four species new to science. Parasites Vectors 18, 402 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07021-5
Er, K. B. H., S.Lai, C. K.Yeo, et al. 2025. “Large Old Native Trees Can Persist in Tropical Forest Fragments and Urban Landscapes.” Biotropica57, no. 6: e70110. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70110.
Er, K.B.H., Leong-Škorničková, J., Neo, L., Tan, P.Y. (2025) Overcoming taxonomic impediment in Southeast Asia: The Singapore Botanic Gardens' Experience. Sandakania 27: 15-38.
Ganesan, S. K. (2025). The Durians of Sabah. Sandakania.
Ganesan, S.K. (2025). The tallest tropical trees in the world are restricted to Sabah biogeographically and phylogenetically to a clade within Dipterocarpaceae. Sandakania 27: 285-301.
Ganesan, S.K., Neo, L., Chen, J & Pereira, J.T. (2025). A life in botany: Dr K.M. Wong beyond seventy. Sandakania 27: 5-13.
Gao, J., Wei, Y., Li, M., Ho, B.-C., Hao, J. & Zhang, L. (2026). A moss newly recorded for China: Mitthyridium obtusifolium. Guihaia 46(2): 281–290. https://doi.org/10.11931/guihaia.gxzw202502025
Gieseker, C. M., Simon, D. A., Coiner, D., Alexander, T. L., Carranza, K. A., Wolking, B. M., Ching, B., Soh, J. H., Chen, M. Y., Lee, C. W., Chng, Y. R., Crosby, T. C., Kittel, E. C., Martin, G. E, Miller R. A., Strain, E. A. (2026). Approved consensus driven epidemiological cutoff values for standard broth microdilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing of aquatic Vibrio harveyi isolates. <i>Diseases of Aquatic Organisms </i> 165:dao0390.
Goh, P.Y. & Png, G.K. (2026). Biodiversity Record: A black-backed dwarf kingfisher at the Botanic Gardens. Nature in Singapore, 19: e2026010.
Gu, Y.L., Li, W.P, Sia, A. and Biljecki F. (2026, April). Assessing Park Satisfaction from Google Maps Reviews: Novel Evidence from Multimodal Text– Image Analysis [Paper presentation]. 34th Annual GIS Research UK Conference, Birmingham, UK
Guan, T., Lim, R. B. H., Jin, S., Ho, K., Soh, M., Tan, A., Sng, W., Janhavi, A., Gan, G., Ma, P., Lim, N., Lim, J. T., Chua, T.-H., & Dickens, B. L. (2026). Oral rabies vaccine baiting and targeted removal strategies for dog-mediated rabies outbreak control: A modelling framework for outbreak management. IJID One Health, 10, Article 100109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijidoh.2026.100109
H. Xie, Y. Wang, L. Zhang, Y. Li, R. Cheng, X. Liang, N. Shrestha, L. Herrera-Alsina, H. Chang, K.M. Wong, K. Yang, X. Chen, R.J. Trad, D. Neves, D. Dimitrov, P. Zhao, X. Xu, J. Liu (2026) Why are Magnoliaceae so diverse in the tropics? Disentangling the roles of diversification and time‐for‐speciation effects. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 60:1-13. doi: 10.1111/jse.70039
Ho, B. C., Lew, E. X. Y., & Chen, L. M. J. (2025). Occurrence of the Vietnamese endemic Grona harmsii (Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae) in Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 77(1), 9–15.
Hroneš M., Uvírová A., Dančák M., Boyce P. C. & Leong-Škorničková J. 2025: Hanguana ensifolia and H. flavescens, two new species of Hanguana (Hanguanaceae) from western Sarawak, Borneo. – Willdenowia 55: 259–269.
Irsyam, A. S. D., Galingging, A., Wijaya, K., Dewi, A. P., Anshori, Z. A., Hariri, M. R., Rosleine, D., & Leong-Škorničková, J. (2025). Hanguana rubinea Škorničk. & P.C.Boyce (Hanguanaceae), a new national record for Indonesia. Reinwardtia.
Julius, A., & Utteridge, T. M. A. (2025). Ardisia ledangensis (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a new species from southern Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, 22. https://doi.org/10.51200/jtbc.v22i.6390
Ke, A.-R., Wei, Y.-M., Liu, Z.-Q., Ho, B.-C. & Ye, W. (2026). Hidden in plain sight: historically overlooked Fissidens curvatoinvolutus and the Japanese endemic F. pseudoadelphinus newly recorded in China. Phytotaxa 742(2): 153–162. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.742.2.4
Koh, E. Y., Tan, A. K. S., Ip, Y. C. A., Lau, C., Ong, J., Ng, O. W., Chen, J., Lee, C., Fabbri, S., Chua, J., Balakumar, S., Ho, K., Wong, W. K., Tan, B. Z. Y., Fernandez, C. J., Chang, S. F., & Yap, H. H. (2025). Genetic Characterization of the First Case of Lumpy Skin Disease in Singapore, 2022. Veterinary Sciences, 12(11): 1108.
Leong-Škorničková, J., Lim, S.Q., Bassett, K., Tay-Koh, E., Niissalo, M.A. & Khew, G.S. (2025) 1147. Hanguana neglecta Škorničk. & Niissalo. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 42(2), 241–249. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70003
Leong-Škorničková, J., Widel, S.V., Tay-Koh, E., Lim, S.Q., Niissalo, M.A. & Khew, G.S. (2025) 1143. Zingiber singapurense Škorničk. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 42(2), 205–214. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70002
Lim, J.L.J., Toh, D.H.H., Cheng, P.K. & Utteridge, T.M.A. (2025) 1148. Phanera kockiana (Korth.) Benth. var. kockiana. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 42(2), 251–259. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70007
Liu, M.-F., Chen, J., Pang, C.-C., Scharaschkin, T., & Saunders, R. M. K. (2025). More than fruity scents: Pollination biology, scent, and spectral reflectance of Annonaceae species. Plant Species Biology, 40(5), 403–425. https://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.70014
Liu, M.-F., Chen, J., Xue, B., Wang, R.-J., & Saunders, R. M. K. (2025). Fungus-infected Meiogyne flowers offer a brood site for beetle pollinators in a tripartite nursery pollination system. Annals of Botany, 136(3), 567–582. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf116
Liu, M.-F., Munzinger, J. & Chen, J. (2026) Two new Meiogyne species from Malesia and new combinations in Meiogyne and Monoon (Annonaceae) in the Asia-Pacific region. PhytoKeys 272: 21–36.
Liu, M.F., Munzinger, J., Chalermglin, P., Chen, J., Xue, B. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2026). Molecular phylogenetics and trait-dependent biogeography offers insights on the dispersal of Meiogyne (Annonaceae) across the Australasia-Pacific region. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 64: 313-329.
Loong, S., Taira, D., Chan, Y.K.S. et al. Covariations of coral, macroalgal, macroinvertebrate and fish communities in an urbanised tropical reef environment. Coral Reefs 45, 307–325 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-025-02723-9
Low, Y.W., Csiba, L., Arihafa, A. et al. Eugenia venteri (sect. Jossinia, Myrtaceae): a new flagelliflorous tree from the rainforest of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Kew Bull 80, 733–743 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-025-10264-1
Mahyuni, R., Arriola, A.H. & Neo, L. (2025) Two new species of Pyrostria (Rubiaceae) from Borneo. Sandakania 27: 89-99.
Miller, H., Cahen, D., Forest, F., Meeprom, N., Sumanon, P., & Utteridge, T. M. A. (2025). Expanding Ventilago to incorporate Smythea: new combinations in Ventilagineae (Rhamnaceae). Kew Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.26.645417
Neo, L. (2025). The endemic plant genera of Borneo: A synoptic appraisal. Sandakania.
Ng, H., Jing, T., Lee, W. et al. The garden as the field: following soil regeneration practices with participatory soil science in Singapore. Agric Hum Values 42, 1997–2013 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-025-10757-6
Niissalo, M. A., Boo, C. M., Hrones, M., Lim, W. H., Bandara, C., Hu, A. Q., Leong-Škorničková, J., & Ali Bin Ibrahim. (2025). Didymoplexis micradenia (Orchidaceae), a new record of a mycoheterotrophic orchid in Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 77(2), 179–184. https://doi.org/10.26492/gbs77(2).2025-02
Niissalo, M. A., Hu, A. Q., Ng, X. Y., Lim, R. C. J., Phoaiam, P., Gray, B., Teo, S. C., Neo, W. L., Tay, F. E. L., Suddee, S., & Khew, G. S. (2025). Gastrodia queenslandica (Gastrodieae, Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae) in Singapore and Thailand, first records in Asia. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 77(2), 163–177. https://doi.org/10.26492/gbs77(2).2025-01
Niissalo, M.A. (2025). Bulbophyllum medusae – Medusa's head returns to Singapore. Malayan Orchid Review 59: 70–73
Niissalo, M.A., Cheong, A., Tay-Koh, E., Bai, S.Y., Choo, M., Lim, S.Q. et al. (2025) 1145. Nervilia singaporensis Niissalo. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 42(2), 223–231. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70006
Paton, A. J., Ameka, G. K., Antonelli, A., Asase, A., Barrett, R. L., Bogaerts, A., Cardoso, D., Carine, M., Culham, A., Dalimunthe, S. H., Davies, N., De Smedt, S., Demissew, S., Forzza, R. C., Groom, Q., Haston, E. M., Kartonegoro, A., Kersey, P., Larridon, I., … Young, A. (2025). Life after herbarium digitisation: Physical and digital collections, curation and use. Plants, People, Planet, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70078
Phan, N. M., Nguyễn, A. T., Cao, N. G., Lý, N. S., & Leong-Škorničková, J. (2025). Curcuma corallina (Zingiberaceae: Zingiberoideae), a new species from south-central Vietnam. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 77(2), 249–258. https://doi.org/10.26492/gbs77(2).2025-09
Phang, A., Middleton, D. J., & Wilkie, P. (2025). The transfer of the genus Aulandra into Palaquium (Sapotaceae) and associated nomenclatural changes. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.24823/ejb.2025.2063
Phang, A., Niissalo, M. A., Herrera-Alsina, L., Pezzini, F. F., Hollands, R., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Ruhsam, M., Middleton, D. J., Wilkie, P., & Khew, G. S. (2025). Novel phylogenomic and biogeographic insights into Palaquium and tribe Isonandreae (Sapotaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 212, 108403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108403
Phang, A., Niissalo, M.A. & Utteridge, T. (2026). Biodiversity Record: Coconut lorikeets foraging on flowers of Palaquium obovatum. Nature in Singapore 19: e2026009
Qian, J., Lee, Y. H., Cheng, K., Dai, Q., Yalcinkaya, A., Yusof, M. L. M., Wang, J., & Yucel, A. C. (2026). A migration-assisted deep learning scheme for imaging defects inside cylindrical structures via GPR: A case study for tree trunks. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 64, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2026.3662368
Rodda, M. (2025). How an erroneous illustration led to the misidentification of Hoya macrophylla. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 77(1), 149-161. https://doi.org/10.26492/gbs77(1).2025-12
Rodda, M. and Rahayu, S. (2025), A new night-blooming species of Hoya (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) from Borneo. Nordic Journal of Botany, 2025: e04787. https://doi.org/10.1002/njb.04787
Rodda, M., Hove, W., Lee, C.-A. & Utteridge, T.M.A. (2025) A Renaissance in the Tropics: The Rise of Botanical Art in Singapore. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 42(2), 321–336. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70018
Rodda, M., Utteridge, T.M.A., Toh, D.H.H., Chye, V., Tan, R. & Othman, S. (2025) 1149. Hoya mitrata Kerr. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 42(2), 261–269. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70001
Sahani, V. K., Pertin, M., Chowlu, K., & Rodda, M. (2025). Hoya (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) of Arunachal Pradesh, India: A new species and two new records. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 77(2), 269–278. https://doi.org/10.26492/gbs77(2).2025-11
Shen, Y. et al. (2026). Instrumented unsaturated slope monitoring with IoT-based factor of safety calculations. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2025.11.031
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Taniguchi, S., Shimofusa, K., & Rodda, M. (2025). Regarding the project to honor Dr.Sci.Keisuke Ito, the doctor of science from Nagoya. Bulletin of Japan Association of Botanical Gardens, 59, 69-74.
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Chan, K. & Rodda, M. (2025). Celebrating Crop Diversity through Botanical Art: Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 Singapore Exhibition at the Botanical Art Gallery. Gardenwise 65: 20–23
Chan, K., Rodda, M, Fu. C & Maravillas, F. (2026). Grafting Together / Apart and Tending to the Garden: An Archive of Care Exhibitions at the Botanical Art Gallery and Forest Discovery Centre @ OCBC Arboretum. Gardenwise 66: 22–23.
Cheong, N. (2025). Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden (JBCG) Waterplay Returns: Immersed in the Rhythms of the Water Cycle. Gardenwise 65: 26–27.
Chin, Y. X., Chin, K. W. E., Tay, R. E., Lim, C., & Tan, D. S. K. (2025). Unsuccessful nesting attempts of the Brahminy Kite at West Coast Park. Nature in Singapore, 18, e2025060. https://doi.org/10.26107/NIS-2025-0060
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Ganesan, S.K. (2026). Spotlight on a GTSG Member Project: The Tallest Topical Trees in the World. Global Tree Specialist Group Newsletter February 2026.
Ganesan, S.K. & Neo, L. (2025). Ethnobotany and Diversity of Dipterocarps: An Exhibition at the Centre for Ethnobotany. Gardenwise 65: 14–19.
Goh, R. & Ho, B.C. (2026).The International Association of Bryologists Conference 2025 in Jiji, Taiwan. Gardenwise 66: 45–46.
Guan, R., Alphonso, L. R., & Tan, J. (2026, January). Ubin Tides, 15. National Parks Board.
Ho, B.-C. & Cargill, D.C. (2025). The International Association of Bryologists Conference 2025 in Jiji, Taiwan. The Bryological Times 161: 3–9.
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Lee, S. (2025). Common Bracket Fungi of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Gardenwise 65: 32–33.
Leng, G., Teo, K. M., & Sim, S. (2025, June). Ubin Tides, 14. National Parks Board.
Leong-Škorničková, J. (2026). Celebrating the Life of Ruth Kiew – The Queen of Begonias (14 April 1946–20 November 2025). Gardenwise 66: 32–34.
Lim, J. (2026). Inside Singapore Botanic Gardens’ Nature-Focused Areas. Gardenwise 66: 26–29.
Low, Y.W. (2026). Book review: Flowers of Fraser’s Hill, .Peninsular Malaysia. Gardenwise 66: 35.
Manikantan, U. (2025). Chan York Chye: The Little-Known Botanical Artist of the Gardens. Gardenwise 65: Backcover.
Manikantan, U. (2026). Curtis’s Botanical Magazine – From 1787 to 2025, and counting. Gardenwise 66: Back cover.
Muhammad, T. J. (2026). Walk in Nature: Cultivating a Deeper Immersion and Connection to Our Green Spaces. Gardenwise 66: 24–25.
Neo, L. Ganesan, S.K. & Chan, K. (2026). The Plants in Singapore’s Desserts: An Exhibition at the Centre for Ethnobotany. Gardenwise 66: 12–17.
Nura, A.K. (2025). Nature’s Sentries in Bloom: The Quandong Trees. Gardenwise 65: 34.
Nura, A.K. (2026). Aidia tomentosa – the Quiet Floral Star. Gardenwise 66: 39.
Nura, A.K. (2026). From the Field to the Forever: Digitising the SBG Archives for Generations to Come. Gardenwise 66: 10–11.
Ooi, Z.Y. (2025). Aoshima Subtropical Botanical Gardens - Singapore Botanic Gardens 60th Anniversary Celebration. Gardenwise 65: 40–41.
Pang, N., Singh, R.S., Quek, E. & Pang, Y.Y. (2025). Reimagining the Living Archive: Public Engagement through the Heritage Festival at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Gardenwise 65: 3–9.
Quek, E. (2025). The 4th Tanglin Mall OSSEA Orchid Show 2025. Gardenwise 65: 38–39.
Quek, E. & Niissalo, M. (2026). Orchids of Ecuador: A Journey Through the World’s Most Enchanting Slopes. Gardenwise 66: 42–44.
Rodda, M. & Chan, K. (2026). Pressing Plant Matters & Roots of Knowledge: 150 Years of Botanical Research in Singapore. Gardenwise 66: 18–21.
Sajjadi, N. C., Abolnik, C., Baldinelli, F., Brown, I., Cameron, A., de Wit, S., Dhingra, M., Espeisse, O., Guérin, J.-L., Harder, T., Ho, J., Chua, T.-H., Hussein, K., Lyons, N., Monne, I., Okamuro, Y., Tago Pacheco, D., Pavade, G., Poncon, N., Prajitno, T. Y., Gonzales Rojas, J., Swayne, D., & Stegeman, A. (2025). Vaccination and surveillance for high pathogenicity avian influenza in poultry—current situation and perspectives. Biologicals, 91, 101840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biologicals.2025.101840
Sng, D. (2025). Gnetum or Belinjau in the Gardens. Gardenwise 65: 35–37.
Soh, Z. & Yap, Y.H. (2025). The Mystery Bug that Befriended Ants. Gardenwise 65: 44.
Suleiman, M., Ho, B.C., Naksuwanku, K., Lee, G.E., Mustapeng, A.M.A., Luong, T.T., Sukkharak, P., Lubos, L.C., Kraichak, E. (2025). Establishment of the Southeast Asian Bryologists and Lichenologists (SEABAL) Group. The Bryological Times 161: 38–40.
Tan, A. (2025). Gardens of Perpetual Summer: Dr Tan Wee Kiat and Bonnie Tinsley Share Tales of the Gardens’ Heritage. Gardenwise 65: 28–30.
Tan, J & Tan, R. (2026). Trees of the World 2025. Gardenwise 66: 2–5.
Tan, R. & Rodda, M. (2025). The Hoya House: A New Greenhouse Dedicated to Wax Plants. Gardenwise 65: 24–25.
Wong, J. K. L., & Nguyen, D. H. D. (2025). Detection and control of subterranean termites using in-ground termite monitoring stations and chitin synthesis inhibitor baiting for Singapore urban trees. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, 51(4), Article jauf.2025.027. https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2025.027
Yap, E.H. (2026). Bolitonaeus vacca: The Little- Known Darkling Beetle in Singapore. Gardenwise 66: 48.
Yeo, J. (2025). Singapore Botanic Gardens Returns to Chelsea Flower Show After Seven Decades, Striking Gold. Gardenwise 65: 10–13.