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National Tropical Botanical Garden

United States of America - Hawaii - Kalaheo
Institution Code: PTBG
International Agenda Registration: N
BGCI Member: Y
Lawai Valley on the south shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauai is the site of NTBG's first garden, McBryde Garden. Adjacent is the Allerton Garden. NTBG's national headquarters overlook these valley gardens. Photo by David Boynton. Used with permission.
About the National Tropical Botanical Garden
The mission of the National Tropical Botanical Garden is to enrich life through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education by perpetuating the survival of plants, ecosystems, and cultural knowledge of tropical regions.

The institution has four gardens and three preserves in the tropics (Hawaiian Islands) and a garden in the sub-tropical area of South Florida.

Main Address:
National Tropical Botanical Garden
National Headquarters
3530 Papalina Road
Kalaheo
Hawaii 96741 United States of America
Telephone: (808) 332-7324
Fax: (808) 332-9765
URL: www.ntbg.org
Primary Email: kvale@ntbg.org

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Chipper Wichman, CEO and Director
    Curator's Name: Mike DeMotta, Assistant Director of Living Collections & Horticulture
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Kava Vale, Plant Records Manager
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 24
    Educational Staff Number:
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: Y
    Status: State: N
    Status: Educational: Y
    Status: Municipal: N
    Status: Satellite: N
    Status: Trust: N
  • Date founded: 1964
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Y
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 486 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Y
    Landscaped Area: Size: 242 Hectares
  • Total Area: 728 Hectares
    Latitude: 21.9079461
    Longitude: -159.5120669
    Annual Rainfall: 538 mm
    Altitude: 213.00 Metres
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: McBryde Garden-island of Kauai, Hawaii; Allerton Garden-island of Kauai, Hawaii; Limahuli Garden-island of Kauai, Hawaii; Kahanu Garden-island of Maui, Hawaii; The Kampong-Florida; three preserves (Kauai and Hawaii Island)

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Y
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 56000
    Arboretum: N
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Y
    Seed Bank: Y
    Published Plant Catalogue: N
    Computer Plant Record System: Y
  • Open to public: Y
    Friends society: Y
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Y
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: N
    Disabled access: Y
  • Number of Volunteers: 200

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 14816
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 3877
  • Special Collections:Leguminosae, Marantaceae, Palmae, Rubiaceae, rare and endangered species, Hawaiian flora, flora of Pacific Islands, flora of Sri Lanka, medicinal plants, ethnobotanical plants (cultivars of breadfruit, bananas, taro, Pandanus, coconut, etc.), rare fruits
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Y
    Plant Collection Policy: Y

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Y
    Medicinal Plant Programme: Y
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y
    Reintroduction Programme: Y

Research Programmes

  • Conservation - Biology: Y
    Conservation - Genetics: Y
    Ecology: Y
    Ecosystem Conservation: Y
    Education: Y
    Ethnobotany: Y
    Exploration: Y
    Floristics: Y
    Horticulture: Y
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: Y
    Restoration Ecology: Y
    Seed/Spore Biology: Y
    Systematics and Taxonomy: Y
    Sustainability: Y
    Pharmacology: N
    Agriculture: Y
    Land Restoration: Y

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Y
    Education Signs in Garden: Y
    Public Lectures/Talks: Y
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y
    Guided Tours: Y
    Permanent Public Displays: Y
    Special Exhibitions: Y
    Courses for School Children: Y
    Courses for University/College Students: Y
    Courses for General Public: Y
    Education Programme: Y
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