Makiling Botanic Gardens

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Philippines - Government - Los Baños

Institution Code: PNHM

BGCI Member: No

Main Address:
Makiling Botanic Gardens
College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Los Baños, LAGUNA 4031, Philippin
College, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Los Baños
Government 4030 Philippines

Telephone: 0495362637
Fax: 63 49 536 3572
URL: www.makiling.center
Primary Email: lacastillo@up.edu.ph

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Roberto G. Visco
    Curator's Name: Edwino S. Fernando
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Leilani Castillo
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 2
    Educational Staff Number: 2
    Research Staff Number: 2
    Administration Staff Number: 9

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: No
    Status: State: Yes
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Municipal: Yes
    Status: Satellite: Yes
    Status: Trust: Yes
  • Date founded: 1963
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 300 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
  • Total Area: 300 Hectares
    Latitude: 14.3866
    Longitude: 121.2410
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 200000

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:Bamboos, palms, Dipterocarps.

Conservation Programmes

Research Programmes

Education Programmes