Jardim Botânico de São Paulo

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Institution Code: SP

BGCI Member: Yes

About the Jardim Botânico de São Paulo

The São Paulo Botanical Garden is one of the largest and most important gardens in Brazil. With nearly a century of existence, it offers the visitors an area of 50 hectars and thousands of specimens in its collections. The garden is located within a state park and the gardens are surrounded by a native tropical wet forest of great biodiversity.

Main Address:
Jardim Botânico de São Paulo
Av. Miguel Estéfno 3031, São Paulo - SP, Brasil
São Paulo
São Paulo 04.301-902 Brazil

Telephone: +551150676230
Fax:
URL: www.jardimbotanico.com.br
Primary Email: atendimento@jardimbotanico.com.br

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Nino Amazonas
    Curator's Name: Renato Borges
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Renato Borges
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 17
    Educational Staff Number: 4
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number: 30

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: Yes
    Status: State: No
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Municipal: No
    Status: Satellite: No
    Status: Trust: No
  • Date founded: 1938
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 300 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 50 Hectares
  • Total Area: 50 Hectares
    Latitude: -24.1140
    Longitude: -46.6596
    Annual Rainfall: 1658 mm
    Altitude: 772.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Jardim Botânico de São Paulo
  • Local Address: Avenida Miguel Estefno, 3031, Água Funda – São Paulo – SP – CEP 04.301-905
  • Locality: City: São Paulo
  • Locality: State: São Paulo

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: No
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 2
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: No
    Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: No
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 11903
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 532
  • Special Collections:The collection is composed of a large number of orchids, bromelids, trees and palm trees. Most of the plants are from wild origin.
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
    Invasive Species Policy: No
    ABS Policy: No
    Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: No
    Medicinal Plant Programme: No
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: No
    Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: No
    Plant Breeding: No
    Conservation - Biology: No
    Conservation - Genetics: No
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: No
    Ecology: No
    Ecosystem Conservation: No
    Education: No
    Ethnobotany: No
    Exploration: No
    Floristics: No
    Horticulture: No
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: No
    Molecular Genetics: No
    Pollination Biology: No
    Restoration Ecology: No
    Seed/Spore Biology: No
    Systematics and Taxonomy: No
    Sustainability: No
    Pharmacology: No
    Agriculture: No
    Land Restoration: No
    Urban Environments: No

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: No
    Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Public Lectures/Talks: No
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: No
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: Yes
    Special Exhibitions: No
    Courses for School Children: No
    Courses for University/College Students: No
    Courses for General Public: No
    Education Programme: Yes