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Georgetown Botanical Gardens

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Guyana - Georgetown

Institution Code: BRG

BGCI Member: No

About the Georgetown Botanical Gardens

associated nature reserves Kaieteur National Park (627 sq km)

Main Address:
Georgetown Botanical Gardens
National Parks Commission
National Park, Thomas Road, Thomas Lands
Georgetown
Guyana

Telephone:
Fax:
URL: www.landofsixpeoples.com/h2pict.htm and search Botanic Gardens
Primary Email:

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Ms Inge Nathoo
    Curator's Name: Ms Yolanda Vasconcellos
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Ms Yolanda Vasconcellos
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 1
    Educational Staff Number: 1
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number: 2

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 40 Hectares
  • Latitude: 6.7921
    Longitude: -58.1684
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 130000
    Number of Volunteers: 62

Plant Collections

  • Cultivation Taxa Num: 100
  • Special Collections:Contains a diverse collection of tropical ornamental and woody plants, including representatives of about 20 plant families, Palms, commercial hardwoods, mangrove

Conservation Programmes

Research Programmes

  • Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
    Ecology: Yes
    Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
    Education: Yes
    Floristics: Yes
    Horticulture: Yes
    Restoration Ecology: Yes

Education Programmes