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Kings Park and Botanic Garden

Australia - Western Australia - West Perth

Institution Code: KPBG

International Agenda Registration: Y
BGCI Member: Y

About the Kings Park and Botanic Garden

Kings Park and Botanic Garden covers 400 hectares and comprises three main areas - the bushland (approximately 267ha), botanic garden (17ha) and developed parkland (approximately 62ha) in addition to roads and car parks, restaurants and cafes.

Main Address:
Kings Park and Botanic Garden
Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
Fraser Avenue
West Perth
Western Australia 6005 Australia

Telephone: 61 (0)8 9480 3600
Fax: 61 (0)8 9322 5064
URL: www.bgpa.wa.gov.au
Primary Email: enquiries@bgpa.wa.gov.au

Staff Details

  • Director's Name:

    CEO: Mark Webb

    Directors: Dr Kingsley Dixon; Lesley Hammersley; Marcelle Broderick
    Curator's Name: Grady Brand
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Amanda Shade

  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 68
    Educational Staff Number: 4
    Research Staff Number: 16
    Administration Staff Number: 11

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: N
    Status: State: Y
    Status: Educational: Y
    Status: Municipal: N
    Status: Satellite: Y
    Status: Trust: Y
  • Date founded: 1895
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Y
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 260 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Y
    Landscaped Area: Size: 77 Hectares
  • Total Area: 400 Hectares
    Latitude: -31.964312
    Longitude: 115.831467
    Annual Rainfall: 800 mm
    Altitude: 50.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Y
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Y
    Seed Bank: Y
    Published Plant Catalogue: N
    Computer Plant Record System: Y
  • Open to public: Y
    Friends society: Y
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Y
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: N
    Disabled access: Y
  • Number of Visitors: 5800000
    Number of Volunteers: 1400

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:OVer 90 % of collection is Australian flora. Western Australian native flora (2,200 species), aromatic and fragrant garden, metropolitan garden.

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Y
    Medicinal Plant Programme: N
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y
    Reintroduction Programme: Y

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: Y
    Plant Breeding: Y
    Conservation - Biology: Y
    Conservation - Genetics: Y
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Y
    Ecology: Y
    Ecosystem Conservation: Y
    Education: Y
    Ethnobotany: N
    Exploration: Y
    Floristics: Y
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: Y
    Molecular Genetics: Y
    Pollination Biology: Y
    Restoration Ecology: Y
    Seed/Spore Biology: Y
    Urban Environments: Y

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Y
    Education Signs in Garden: Y
    Public Lectures/Talks: Y
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y
    Guided Tours: Y
    Permanent Public Displays: Y
    Special Exhibitions: Y
    Courses for School Children: Y
    Courses for University/College Students: Y
    Courses for General Public: Y
    Education Programme: Y
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