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Jardín Botánico Hacienda Verde

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Ecuador - Pichincha - Quito, Puéllaro

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Mountain papaya or chamburo (Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis). It is used to prepare juices and to soften meat.
Mountain papaya or chamburo (Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis). It is used to prepare juices and to soften meat.

About the Jardín Botánico Hacienda Verde

Botanical Garden of Andean fruits created to reflect the biodiversity of fruit species and varieties cultivated in Andean (mainly Ecuadorian) dry valleys.
It attempts to rescue plants and traditional flavours that are being lost in modern times.
Some of the plant genus in which we are focussing are: Vasconcellea (mountain papayas; Caricaceae), Passiflora (passion fruits; Passifloraceae), Psidium (guavas; Myrtaceae), Inga (Fabaceae).

Main Address:
Jardín Botánico Hacienda Verde
Vía Guayllabamba-Puéllaro, Bosque Protector Jerusalem
Pichincha
Quito, Puéllaro
Pichincha 170150 Ecuador

Telephone: +593 986932468
Fax:
URL: http://www.zerolatitudetours.com/agroforestry.php
Primary Email: info@zerolatitudetours.com

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Lucía de la Torre
    Curator's Name: Álvaro Pérez
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Lucía de la Torre
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 4
    Educational Staff Number: 2
    Research Staff Number: 1
    Administration Staff Number: 1

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: Yes
    Status: Educational: Yes
  • Date founded: 2015
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 160 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 20 Hectares
  • Total Area: 180 Hectares
    Latitude: 0.0000
    Longitude: -78.23
    Annual Rainfall: 600 mm
    Altitude: 2000.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 20
  • Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 50

Plant Collections

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes
    Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

  • Education: Yes
    Ethnobotany: Yes
    Horticulture: Yes
    Agriculture: Yes

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Courses for School Children: Yes
    Courses for University/College Students: Yes