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The Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) is a large evergreen tree in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia. Its trunk is dark brown, with deeply fissured bark, looking somewhat like a bittergourd. It grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high. Its leaves are light green and oval in shape. Its yellowish flowers have a distinct fragrance and the fruits of the tree are bitter tasting red berries, which are eaten by birds and fruit bats. Source: Tembusu, Wikipedia

Dr John Van Wyhe Unveils Manuscripts of Naturalist Charles Darwin

Posted on December 2, 2020December 10, 2020

Dr John van Wyhe, Tembusu Fellow and senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Biological Sciences unveiled an extraordinary collection of priceless manuscripts of naturalist Charles Darwin on Evolution Day (24 Nov 2020). This included two rare pages from the original draft of On the Origin of Species, now made accessible from the Darwin Online website, 161 years since the initial publication of Charles Darwin’s seminal book in 1859.

Check out the following links for details about the media coverage:

2020, 11.24 Interview with John van Wyhe on new Darwin manuscripts online. BBC World Service TV

2020, 11.24 See 2 new pages from Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species’ draft online. Futurity.

2020, 11.23 [Interview with John van Wyhe.] Lessons from Darwin and evolution, 161 years on. The Straits Times, p. B10. (online edition, PDF of print edition)

2020, 11.23 [Interview with John van Wyhe.] Darwin’s handwritten pages from On the Origin of Species go online. NUS Research News

2020, 11.23 Darwin’s handwritten pages from On the Origin of Species go online for the first time. EurekAlert!

2020, 11.23 Darwin’s handwritten pages from ‘On the Origin of Species’ go online for the first time. Phys.Org