The Hill Gardens, Cinchona

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Jamaica - Cinchona

Institution Code: CINCH

BGCI Member: No

About the The Hill Gardens, Cinchona

At an altitude of between 4,500 and 5,500 ft. in the hills of St. Andrew is Cinchona Botanical Gardens. Established in 1868, Cinchona is the only garden of its type in the Caribbean. In its early years, Allen Eyre commented that only the slopes of the Volcan Chiriqui of Panama offers anything comparable for majestic loveliness.

Main Address:
The Hill Gardens, Cinchona
c/o Public Garden Division, Ministry of Agriculture,
Cinchona
Jamaica

Telephone:
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URL: http://www.jnht.com/heritage_site.php?id=162
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Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Norman Richards
    Curator's Name:
    Plant Records Officer's Name:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Physical Data
  • Latitude: 18.1095
    Longitude: -77.2975
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:Temperate species.

Conservation Programmes

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