Speaker Series (27 October 2026): Flowers of Fraser's Hill and A Guide to Hoyas of New Guinea

SPEAKER SERIES
Speaker Series (27 October 2026): Flowers of Fraser's Hilland A Guide to Hoyas of New Guinea

We are pleased to have with us Dr Jana Leong-Škorničková and Dr Michele Rodda, who will be taking us on a journey through Fraser's Hill and New Guinea through their respective books, Flowers of Fraser's Hill and A Guide to Hoyas of New Guinea.

Join us on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 4pm at Function Hall of Singapore Botanic Gardens (Level 1 of Botany Centre), to find out more!

Session is free seating thus no advance registration is required.

Session synopsis
Join our Gardens’ researchers on a journey through Fraser’s Hill and New Guinea. Explore the rich flora and natural and cultural history of this iconic hill station through Flowers of Fraser's Hill and learn why understanding its plant diversity matters for conservation. Then discover A Guide to Hoyas of New Guinea and the great diversity of wax plants, including species rediscovered in the wild, insights into their variation, distribution and conservation needs, and what remains to be discovered.

About the Speakers

• Dr Jana Leong-Škorničková
  Dr Jana is one of the authors of Flowers of Fraser’s Hill. She specialises in taxonomy and conservation of tropical forest herbs, particularly the ginger order (Zingiberales), Hanguanaceae, Hypoxidaceae, and Asparagaceae across Southeast Asia
  
  
• Dr Michele Rodda
  Dr Michele is one of the authors of A Guide to Hoyas of New Guinea. His research interest is on the taxonomy and evolution of the Apocynaceae in Southeast Asia and neighbouring regions.