Main Address:
Jardín Botánico "Carlos Thays"
Av. Santa Fe 3951 Buenos Aires 1425 Argentina Telephone: 54 11 4833-3748 Fax: URL: Primary Email: redargentinajb@gmail.com
Staff Details
Director's Name: Graciela Barreiro
Curator's Name:
Plant Records Officer's Name:
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 20
Educational Staff Number: 10
Research Staff Number:
Administration Staff Number: 20
About the Garden
Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: N Status: State: N Status: Educational: N Status: Municipal: Y
Date founded: 1898
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: N
Total Area: 8 Hectares Latitude: -34.5828 Longitude: -58.4190 Annual Rainfall: 1027 mm Altitude: 25.00 Metres Total area of glasshouses: 700 Metres
Locality: Information
Locality: Garden Name: Jardin Botanico Carlos Thays
Local Address: Santa Fe 3951
Locality: City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Locality: State:
Features and Facilities
Herbarium: Y Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 1500 Arboretum: Y Arboretum Size: 3
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: N Seed Bank: Y Published Plant Catalogue: N Computer Plant Record System: Y
Open to public: Y Friends society: N Retail Outlet: Shop: N Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: N Disabled access: Y
Number of Visitors: 400000
Plant Collections
Accession Number: 1063 Cultivation Taxa Num: 521
Special Collections:Plants of the template region of Argentina; cactaceae; cycadaceae; palms
Conservation Programmes
Conservation Programme: N Medicinal Plant Programme: N Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y Reintroduction Programme: N
Research Programmes
Biotechnology: N Plant Breeding: N Conservation - Biology: N Conservation - Genetics: N Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Y Ecology: N Ecosystem Conservation: N Education: Y Ethnobotany: Y Exploration: N Floristics: N Horticulture: N Invasive Species Biology and Control: N Molecular Genetics: N Pollination Biology: N Restoration Ecology: N Seed/Spore Biology: N Systematics and Taxonomy: N Sustainability: N Pharmacology: N Agriculture: N Land Restoration: N Urban Environments: Y
Education Programmes
Visitor/Education Centre: Y Education Signs in Garden: Y Public Lectures/Talks: Y Education Booklets/Leaflets: N Guided Tours: Y Permanent Public Displays: N Special Exhibitions: Y Courses for School Children: Y Courses for University/College Students: Y Courses for General Public: Y Education Programme: Y
