Jardim Botânico Inhotim

Brazil - Minas Gerais - Brumadinho

Garden Information

Institution Code:

Main Address:
Jardim Botânico Inhotim
Instituto Cultural Inhotim, Rua B, 20, Inhotim-
Rua Antônio de Albuquerque, 215, Funcionários-Belo Horizonte, MG cep 30112-010
Brumadinho
Minas Gerais 35460-000 Brazil

Telephone: 55 31 35719827
Fax: 55 31 35719827
URL: http://www.inhotim.org.br
Primary Email: info@inhotim.org.br

Staff Details

Director's Name: Antônio Grassi
Curator's Name: Juliano Borin
Plant Records Officer's Name:
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 65
Educational Staff Number: 10
Research Staff Number: 3
Administration Staff Number: 5

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: No
Status: State: No
Status: Educational: Yes
Status: Municipal: No
Status: Satellite: No
Status: Trust: Yes
Date founded: 2006
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
Natural vegetation area: Size: 82 Hectares
Landscaped Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Size: 31 Hectares
Total Area: 134 Hectares
Latitude: -20.1242
Longitude: -44.2196
Annual Rainfall: 1325 mm
Altitude: 900.00 Metres
Total area of glasshouses: 4000 Metres
Total area of shadehouses: 5000 Metres

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: No
Arboretum: No
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes
Seed Bank: Yes
Published Plant Catalogue: No
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
Disabled access: Yes
Number of Visitors: 200000

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 5100
Cultivation Taxa Num: 4000
Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
Invasive Species Policy: No
ABS Policy: Yes
Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

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

Research Programmes

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

Education Programmes

Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
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: No
Courses for University/College Students: No
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes

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