Jardín Botánico "Gaspar Xuárez sj"

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Argentina - Córdoba - Córdoba

Institution Code: UCCGX

BGCI Member: Yes

Main Address:
Jardín Botánico "Gaspar Xuárez sj"
Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Católica de Cordoba
Av. Armada Argentina 3555
Córdoba
Córdoba X5016DHK Argentina

Telephone: +54 (351) 4938030. Int. 301
Fax: +54 (351) 4938030
URL: http://www.ucc.edu.ar/portalnuevo/interna_ucc.php?sec=59&pag=1252
Primary Email: botanico@uccor.edu.ar

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Adriana Palacios
    Curator's Name:
    Plant Records Officer's Name:
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number:
    Educational Staff Number: 7
    Research Staff Number: 6
    Administration Staff Number: 1

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: Yes
    Status: State: No
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Municipal: No
  • Date founded: 2006
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 12 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 4 Hectares
  • Total Area: 16 Hectares
    Latitude: -31.491082
    Longitude: -64.241523
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Jardín Botánico Gaspar Xuárez sj
  • Local Address: Av. Armada Argentina 3555. CP: 5017
  • Locality: City: Córdoba capital.
  • Locality: State: Córdoba

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 4
  • Seed Bank: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 1000
    Number of Volunteers: 8

Plant Collections

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
    Reintroduction Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

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

Education Programmes

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