| Madeira Botanical Garden | |
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 Madeira Botanical Garden | |
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| Type | Botanical |
| Location | Santa Maria Maior, Funchal -  Madeira |
| Coordinates | 32°39′44″N 16°53′45″W / 32.6622°N 16.8958°W / 32.6622; -16.8958 |
| Area | 8 hectares (20 acres) |
| Opened | 1960 (1960) |
| Visitors | more than 345000 thousand per year |
| Website | ifcn |
Madeira Botanical Garden (Portuguese: Jardim Botânico da Madeira) is a botanical garden in Funchal, Madeira, opened to the public in 1960. The area was previously part of an estate belonging to the family of William Reid, founder of Reid's Hotel.
Collections
The garden is divided into six areas:
- Madeiran indigenous and endemic species
- arboretum (collection of trees and shrubs)
- succulent plants
- agro-industrial plants
- medicinal and aromatic plants
- palm trees and cycads
Arboretum is located in the north part of the Garden, succulent plants in centre-east, agro-industrial plants in the center, palm trees in the south. Remaining parts of the Garden are covered with flowers other flora species.
The gardens include a bird park (Louro Bird Park) and a three-room Natural History Museum. There is a collection of around 300 exotic birds, including Blue and Yellow Macaw, Cockatoo, Parrots and Lory in the exotic bird park.
See also
References
- Matthew Hancock (2001). The Rough Guide to Madeira (1st ed.). p. 90.
- ^ "Madeira Botanical Garden". oGuia da Cidade. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- "Jardim Botânico da Madeira". SRA (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- "Information of interest".
External links
Media related to Jardim Botânico da Madeira at Wikimedia Commons
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