
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden Jardin Botanico "Viera y Clavijo" Spain - Islas Canarias - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Garden Information Institution Code: LPA International Agenda Registration: Y BGCI Member: Y The garden is concerned with protecting endemic plants About the Jardin Botanico "Viera y Clavijo" Ubicado en LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, se encuentra a la altura del Km. 7 de la carretera del centro entre los barrios de Tafira Baja y Tafira Alta, y pertenece al Cabildo de Gran Canaria. Las actividades principales de este Jardín Botánico están orientadas al conocimiento científico de la diversidad florística exclusiva del Archipiélago Canario en particular y de la Región Macaronésica en general, y a su divulgación mediante los programas de educación ambiental. El Jardín, que es el mas grande de España, con más de 27 hectáreas se ha convertido a través de los años en un modelo para la CONSERVACIÓN de la flora endémica local. Main Address: Jardin Botanico "Viera y Clavijo" Apartado de Correos 14 de Tafira Alta Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Islas Canarias 35017 Spain Telephone: +34 928 219582/9583/9580 Fax: +34 928 219581 URL: http://www.step.es/jardcan/ Primary Email: dbramwell@grancanaria.com Staff Details Director's Name: Dr. David Bramwell Curator's Name: Alicia Roca Salinas Plant Records Officer's Name: David Bramwell Total Staff: Horticultural Staff Number: 36 Educational Staff Number: 3 Research Staff Number: 8 Administration Staff Number: 3 About the Garden Institution Type: Botanic Garden Status Status: State: Y Status: Educational: Y Date founded: 1952 Physical Data Natural Vegetation Area: Y Natural vegetation area: Size: 20 Hectares Landscaped Area: Y Landscaped Area: Size: 4 Hectares Total Area: 27 Hectares Latitude: 28.0450 Longitude: -15.4765 Annual Rainfall: 536 mm Altitude: 240.00 Metres Total area of shadehouses: 800 Metres Features and Facilities Herbarium: Y Arboretum: Y Arboretum Size: 3 Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Y Seed Bank: Y Published Plant Catalogue: Y Computer Plant Record System: Y Open to public: Y Disabled access: Y Number of Visitors: 200 Plant Collections Accession Number: 2000 Cultivation Taxa Num: 2300 Special Collections:Endemic plants of Macaronesia especially the Canary Islands,Cactaceae and African succulents (2,000 taxa), ornamental garden of native plants, Tillandsia, subtropical island endemics. Seed bank of native plants, including +2,000 accessions of 400 endemic. Conservation Programmes Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y Reintroduction Programme: Y Research Programmes Conservation - Biology: Y Conservation - Genetics: Y Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Y Ecosystem Conservation: Y Education: Y Exploration: Y Floristics: Y Horticulture: Y Molecular Genetics: Y Pollination Biology: Y Restoration Ecology: Y Seed/Spore Biology: Y Systematics and Taxonomy: Y Education Programmes Visitor/Education Centre: Y Education Signs in Garden: Y Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y Permanent Public Displays: Y Special Exhibitions: Y Courses for School Children: Y Courses for University/College Students: Y Courses for General Public: Y