
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 Jardins des Plantes de l‘Université France - Montpellier Garden Information Institution Code: MPU International Agenda Registration: N BGCI Member: Y About the Jardins des Plantes de l‘Université Location: MONTPELLIER Founded: 1593 Garden Name: Jardins des Plantes de l'Université Address: 163, rue Auguste-Broussonet, F-34090 MONTPELLIER. Status: University Montpellier 1 Herbarium: Yes (University Montpellier 2) Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 4,000,000 SPECIAL GARDENS: -Historical garden (1st created in France) -Order beds (systematic collection) -Glasshouses -Arboretum -English style garden -Orangery (built in 1807) Main Address: Jardins des Plantes de l‘Université 163 rue Auguste-Broussonnet, Montpellier F-34090 France Telephone: + 33 (0)4 34 43 36 22 Fax: + 33 (0)4 34 43 36 25 URL: http://www.jardindesplantes.univ-montp1.fr Primary Email: jdplantes@univ-montp1.fr Staff Details Director's Name: Prof. Thierry LAVABRE-BERTRAND Curator's Name: Prof. Daniel JARRY Plant Records Officer's Name: Emmanuel SPICQ Total Staff: Horticultural Staff Number: 11 Educational Staff Number: Research Staff Number: 2 Administration Staff Number: 1 About the Garden Institution Type: Botanic Garden Status Status: State: Y Status: Educational: Y Date founded: 1593 Physical Data Natural Vegetation Area: Y Landscaped Area: Y Landscaped Area: Size: 1 Hectares Total Area: 5 Hectares Latitude: 43.6166 Longitude: 3.8833 Annual Rainfall: 761 mm Altitude: 29.00 Metres Total area of glasshouses: 688 Metres Total area of shadehouses: 267 Metres Features and Facilities Herbarium: Y Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 4 Arboretum: Y Arboretum Size: 1 Computer Plant Record System: Y Open to public: Y Friends society: Y Disabled access: Y Number of Visitors: 130000 Plant Collections Accession Number: 3450 Cultivation Taxa Num: 2679 Special Collections:garrigue type plants, medicinal plants, palms, display of sub-tropical plants (Orangery), trees, succulent plants, tropical plants. Conservation Programmes We currently have no data on Conservation Programmes* at this garden. Please click here if you can update us Research Programmes Ecosystem Conservation: Y Systematics and Taxonomy: Y Education Programmes Education Signs in Garden: Y Public Lectures/Talks: Y Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y Guided Tours: Y