Plant Collections

Bromeliad time lapse (notice the pollinators, in this case ants collecting nectar)

The plant collection is organised by the Cronquist classification system (1988). This means the garden can be used as a teaching resource for botany students as well as a recreational space for the wider community.

From left: Asteridae (first two), and Lillidae collections.

As an indication of the relative sizes of the subclasses, Reveal gives the following numbers:

SubclassOrdersFamiliesSpecies
Asteridae 11 49 60,000 (23,000 in Asteraceae)
Caryophyllidae 3 24 11,000
Dilleniidae 13 77 25,000
Rosidae 18 116 >60,000
Magnoliidae 8 39 12,000
Hamamelididae 11 27 3,400
Alismatidae 4 16 500
Arecidae 4 5 5,600
Commelinidae 7 16 15,000 (8,000 in Poceae)
Liliidae 2 19 25,000
Zingiberidae 2 9 3,800
From left: lichens, garden rainforest, Caryophillidae collections.
From left: Asteridae, Cycads, and Lillidae collections.

Reference: http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/pb450/intr.html