Botanische Gärten der Universität Bonn

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Institution Code: BONN

BGCI Member: Yes

Bonn is known for its Titan Arums
Bonn is known for its Titan Arums

About the Botanische Gärten der Universität Bonn

History and Size:

The history of the Botanic Gardens goes back more than 400 years. The existence of a palace with a simple garden is first recorded in a pen and ink drawing dated 1578. In the 17th Century, one of the most splendid gardens of the time was laid out, including orangeries (the forerunners of greenhouses). In the 18th Century, the baroque Clemensruh Palace (Poppelsdorfer Schloss) was built (c. 1740-47).

The botanic garden as we know it dates from the foundation of the University of Bonn in 1818, and its boundaries coincide closely with the former palace park. The botanic garden's founder and first director (1818-30) was Nees von Esenbeck.

The total area is 6 ha (15 acres) of which greenhouses occupy 0.25 ha (about 0.6 acres). In addition we have a separate area in the Melb valley which is not open to the public.

In 2002, the Economic Plants Garden(formerly Landwirtschaftlich-Botanischer Garten) and the Palace garden were fused to form a new department: Bonn University Botanic Gardens.

Main Address:
Botanische Gärten der Universität Bonn
Meckenheimer Allee 171
Bonn
D-53115 Germany - Deutschland

Telephone: 49 (0)228 73 5523
Fax: 49 (0)228 73 9058
URL: www.botgart.uni-bonn.de
Primary Email: botgart@uni-bonn.de

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Maximilian Weigend
    Curator's Name: Conny Löhne
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Conny Löhne
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 35
    Educational Staff Number: 1
    Research Staff Number: 1
    Administration Staff Number: 4

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: State: Yes
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Satellite: Yes
  • Date founded: 1818
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 1 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 10 Hectares
  • Total Area: 13 Hectares
    Latitude: 50.7333
    Longitude: 7.1000
    Annual Rainfall: 680 mm
    Altitude: 60.00 Metres
    Total area of glasshouses: 2870 Metres
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: Economic Plants Garden (Nutzpflanzengarten am Katzenburgweg 3)
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Botanische Gärten der Universität Bonn
  • Local Address: Meckenheimer Allee 171 53115 Bonn
  • Locality: City: Bonn
  • Locality: State: NRW

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 5
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes
    Seed Bank: Yes
    Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 150000
    Number of Volunteers: 47

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 16500
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 11000
  • Special Collections:collection focus is on: threatened native plants, mediterranean geophytes (Crocus, Cyclamen), Araceae, carnivorous plants, Velloziaceae, Proteaceae (68 spp.), Amorphophallus (35 spp., including Amorphophallus titanum), Impatiens, and other groups
  • ABS Policy: Yes
    Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

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

Research Programmes

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

Education Programmes

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