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Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis

Colombia - Bogotá D.C.
Institution Code: COL
International Agenda Registrant: No
Current BGCI member: Yes
About the Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis
This botanic garden is the Bogotá´s research and scientific center with emphasis on andean and paramo ecosystems. This institution contributes to plants conservation in Bogotá and its sorrounding area. This institution generates environmental sustainability inside the territory, by using scientific research, technological transference and environmental education.

Main Address:
Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis
Av. Calle 63 No. 68-95, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Bogotá D.C.
Colombia
Telephone Number: +57 (1) 4377060
Fax Number: +57 (1) 6305075
Web Site: www.jbb.gov.co
Institution Email Address: bogotanico@jbb.gov.co

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  • Staff Details
    • Director: Herman Martínez Gómez
      Curator:
      Plant Records Officer:
  • About this Garden
    • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
    • Status
    • Private: No
      State: Yes
      Educational Establishment: Yes
      Municipal: Yes
    • Date Founded: 1955
    • Physical Data
    • Natural Vegetation Area (inside BG): No
    • Total Area (in Hectares): 20 hectares
      Latitude: 4.6098
      Longitude: -74.0820
      Altitude: 2550.00 metres
    • Local Information
    • Garden Name: Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis
    • Address: Av. Calle 63 No. 68-95
    • City: Bogotá D.C.
    • State:
  • Features and Facilities
    • Herbarium: Yes
      Number of Specimens in Herbarium: 4560
      Arboretum: Yes
    • Micropropagation/Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes
      Seed Bank: Yes
      Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
      Computer Plant Record System: Yes
    • Open to the Public: Yes
    • Number of Visitors: 300000
  • Plant Collections
    • Number of Living Plant Accessions: 19000
      Number of Taxa in Cultivation: 2200
    • Special Collections:Andean plants including five Special Collections for Conservation (CEPAC): Araceae, Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, Lamiaceae and Orchidaceae. Páramo species and Andean woodland plants, trees and shrubs, ornamentals, orchids, roses, cacti and other succulents, xerophytic plants, palms, medicinal plants, aquatics, economic plants, conifers, cryptogams (Pteridophyta) and angiosperms systematics garden.
  • Conservation Programmes
    • Conservation Programme: Yes
      Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
      Reintroduction Programme: Yes
  • Research Programmes
    • Biotechnology: Yes
      Plant Breeding: Yes
      Conservation - Biology: Yes
      Conservation - Genetics: Yes
      Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
      Ecology: Yes
      Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
      Education: Yes
      Ethnobotany: Yes
      Exploration: Yes
      Floristics: Yes
      Horticulture: Yes
      Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes
      Molecular Genetics: No
      Restoration Ecology: Yes
      Seed/Spore Biology: Yes
      Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes
      Sustainability: Yes
      Agriculture: Yes
      Land Restoration: Yes
      Urban Environments: Yes
  • 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: Yes
      Courses for University/College Students: Yes
      Courses for General Public: Yes
      Education Programme: Yes