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Taipei Botanic Garden
Taiwan - Taipei
Institution Code: TAIF
International Agenda Registration: Y
BGCI Member: Y
About the Taipei Botanic Garden
The Taipei Botanic Garden (TPBG) was built in 1896, began as a nursery and shifted to the botanic garden later in 1921. It is located in the Taipei City and occupies about 8 hectares. More than 2000 species have been collected and displayed herein. In addition to the plentiful living plants, two old buildings in the garden have been assigned to be the cultural heritage by the government. One is the administrative office of Ching (Manchu) Dynasty, the other one is the herbarium. The former was built in 1888 at a place away from TPBG about 2 km and was moved to the TPBG in 1933. The latter was built in 1924 and was the first herbarium in Taiwan. A new herbarium was built nearby in 2000. The TPBG is also a site of unearthed cultural relics. Altogether it becomes one the most precious places in Taiwan, with the underground cultural remnants, historical buildings, abundant living plants, and worldwide plant specimens.
Main Address:
Taipei Botanic Garden
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Department of Botany
53 Nanhai Road
Taipei
10041 Taiwan
Telephone: 886 2 23039978 ext. 2701
Fax: 886 2 23076220
URL: www.tfri.gov.tw/
Primary Email: tfribio@tfri.gov.tw
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- Staff Details
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Director's Name: Dr. Yue-Hsing Star Huang
Curator's Name: Dr. Wen-liang Chiou
Plant Records Officer's Name: Dr. Chien Fan Chen
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Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 6
Educational Staff Number: 2
Research Staff Number: 6
Administration Staff Number: 5
- About the Garden
- Institution Type: Botanic Garden
- Status
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Status: State: Y
Status: Educational: Y
- Date founded: 1896
- Physical Data
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Natural Vegetation Area: N
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Total Area: 8 Hectares
Latitude: 25.0618
Longitude: 121.5475
Annual Rainfall: 2800 mm
Altitude: 0.00 Metres
- Features and Facilities
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Herbarium: Y
Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 290000
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Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Y
Seed Bank: Y
Published Plant Catalogue: Y
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Open to public: Y
Disabled access: Y
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Number of Visitors: 2000000
Number of Volunteers: 200
- Plant Collections
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Accession Number: 5000
Cultivation Taxa Num: 2000
- Special Collections:Economic trees and tropical to subtropical plants.
- Conservation Programmes
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Conservation Programme: Y
Medicinal Plant Programme: N
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y
Reintroduction Programme: Y
- Research Programmes
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Conservation - Biology: Y
Conservation - Genetics: Y
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Y
Ecology: Y
Education: Y
Ethnobotany: Y
Floristics: Y
Horticulture: Y
Molecular Genetics: Y
Pollination Biology: Y
Seed/Spore Biology: Y
Systematics and Taxonomy: Y
- Education Programmes
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Education Signs in Garden: Y
Public Lectures/Talks: Y
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y
Guided Tours: Y
Permanent Public Displays: Y
Special Exhibitions: Y
Education Programme: Y
