The glass houses have recently been restored to their former glory, using reclaimed teak there are now 6 indoor environments. There is 'Continents apart' with Australia and South Africa borders.
'Oceanic Islands' shows plants which have evolved in isolation as the name suggests. 'Mountains' features plants from the highest and coldest elevations on earth. My favourite house is the 'Tropical Rainforest' which is the largest indoor environment. This shows plants from the wet tropics and past stars have included the Titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum in Latin or commonly known as the Corpse Flower from Sumatra as well and the Jade Vine, Strongylodon macrobotrys from the Philippines which is pollinated in the wild by bats.
There is the 'Arid Lands' illustrating the diversity of arid land plants and how distinct evolutionary process have resulted in parallel solutions, for example the water storage systems exhibited by Euphorbiaceae in Africa and Cactaceae in America.
And lastly is 'Before Flowers' exploring pre angiosperms with Ferns and Cycads.
'Oceanic Islands' shows plants which have evolved in isolation as the name suggests. 'Mountains' features plants from the highest and coldest elevations on earth. My favourite house is the 'Tropical Rainforest' which is the largest indoor environment. This shows plants from the wet tropics and past stars have included the Titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum in Latin or commonly known as the Corpse Flower from Sumatra as well and the Jade Vine, Strongylodon macrobotrys from the Philippines which is pollinated in the wild by bats.
There is the 'Arid Lands' illustrating the diversity of arid land plants and how distinct evolutionary process have resulted in parallel solutions, for example the water storage systems exhibited by Euphorbiaceae in Africa and Cactaceae in America.
And lastly is 'Before Flowers' exploring pre angiosperms with Ferns and Cycads.
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