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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
United Kingdom - Edinburgh
Institution Code: E
International Agenda Registration: Y
BGCI Member: Y
RBGE Temperate Palm House
About the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a Non Departmental Public Body established under the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985, principally funded by the Scottish Executive. It is also a registered charity, managed by a Board of Trustees who are appointed by Ministers. Its mission is to “explore and explain the world of plants for a better future” and its primary functions are as a centre of scientific and horticultural excellence, keeper of the national collections and promoter of science in the public domain.
The four Gardens of RBGE - Edinburgh, Benmore, Dawyck and Logan - comprise the National Botanic Gardens of Scotland and are numbered among the most popular visitor attractions in Scotland, bringing together many inter-related cultural areas of activity.
Main Address:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
20A Inverleith Row
Edinburgh
EH3 5LR United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 (0)131 248 2866/552 7171
Fax: 44 (0)131 248 2901
URL: www.rbge.org.uk
Primary Email: info@rbge.org.uk
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- Staff Details
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Director's Name: Professor Stephen Blackmore
Curator's Name: Dr. David Rae
Plant Records Officer's Name: Robert Cubey
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Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 51
Educational Staff Number: 10
Research Staff Number: 80
Administration Staff Number: 30
- About the Garden
- Institution Type: Botanic Garden
- Status
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Status: Private: N
Status: State: Y
Status: Educational: Y
- Date founded: 1670
- Physical Data
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Natural Vegetation Area: N
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Landscaped Area: Y
Landscaped Area: Size: 32 Hectares
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Total Area: 32 Hectares
Latitude: 55.965367
Longitude: -3.209172
Annual Rainfall: 637 mm
Altitude: 20.00 Metres
Total area of glasshouses: 150 Metres
Total area of shadehouses: 500 Metres
- Additional Locations
- Satellite Garden Names: Benmore Botanic Garden
Logan Botanic Garden
Dawyck Botanic Garden
- Features and Facilities
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Herbarium: Y
Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 3000000
Arboretum: Y
Arboretum Size: 5
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Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Y
Seed Bank: Y
Published Plant Catalogue: Y
Computer Plant Record System: Y
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Open to public: Y
Friends society: Y
Retail Outlet: Shop: Y
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Y
Disabled access: Y
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Number of Visitors: 800000
Number of Volunteers: 30
- Plant Collections
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Accession Number: 25034
Cultivation Taxa Num: 14846
- Special Collections:Campanulaceae
Cactaceae
Compositae
Crassulaceae
Ericaceae
Geraniaceae
Gesneriaceae
Iridaceae
Labiatae
Leguminosae
Liliaceae
Orchidaceae
Pinaceae
Podocarpaceae
Primulaceae
Ranunculaceae
Rosaceae
Saxifragaceae
Scrophulariacaeae
Umbelliferae
ZingiberaceaeThe International Conifer Conservation Programme (ICCP), ad-hoc conservation collection in the collection (see publication Sibbaldia No.1 44-80)
Plants for the UK Biodiversity action plans i.e. Woodsia ilvensis (Oblong Woodsia)
Research collection for the taxonomic and systematics undertaken in the garden.
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Invasive Species Monitoring: Y
Invasive Species Policy: Y
ABS Policy: Y
Plant Collection Policy: Y
- Conservation Programmes
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Conservation Programme: Y
Medicinal Plant Programme: N
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y
Reintroduction Programme: Y
- Research Programmes
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Conservation - Biology: Y
Conservation - Genetics: Y
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Y
Ecology: Y
Ecosystem Conservation: Y
Education: Y
Ethnobotany: Y
Exploration: Y
Floristics: Y
Horticulture: Y
Invasive Species Biology and Control: Y
Molecular Genetics: Y
Pollination Biology: Y
Restoration Ecology: Y
Seed/Spore Biology: Y
Systematics and Taxonomy: Y
Urban Environments: Y
- Education Programmes
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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
