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Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute

India - Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
Institution Code: TBGT
International Agenda Registration: Y
BGCI Member: Y
About the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute [previously known as Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI)] is conserving largest number of live germplasm collection of tropical plants among the Botanic gardens in Asia.

Main Address:
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
Pacha Palode, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 562, Kerala, India
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala 695562 India
Telephone: 91 (0)472 2869626, 2869628
Fax: 91 (0)472 2869646
URL: www.tbgri.in
Primary Email: tbgri@sancharnet.in

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Dr. P.G. Latha
    Curator's Name:
    Plant Records Officer's Name:
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 34
    Educational Staff Number: 24
    Research Staff Number: 155
    Administration Staff Number: 107

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: N
    Status: State: Y
    Status: Educational: Y
    Status: Municipal: Y
    Status: Satellite: Y
  • Date founded: 1979
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Y
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 75 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Y
    Landscaped Area: Size: 60 Hectares
  • Total Area: 121 Hectares
    Latitude: 8.5036
    Longitude: 76.9521
    Annual Rainfall: 2500 mm
    Altitude: 100.00 Metres
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: Extension Centre at Puthenthoppu, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Botanic Garden, Palode
  • Local Address: Palode, Karimankode P.O., Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala
  • Locality: City: Thiruvananthapuram
  • Locality: State: Kerala

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Y
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 67104
    Arboretum: Y
    Arboretum Size: 35
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Y
    Seed Bank: Y
    Published Plant Catalogue: Y
    Computer Plant Record System: Y
  • Open to public: Y
    Friends society: N
    Retail Outlet: Shop: N
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Y
    Disabled access: Y
  • Number of Visitors: 100000

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 40000
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 4500
  • Special Collections:Trees and woody Lianas (800 species), Medicinal Aromatic and Spice Plants (1000 species), Orchids (600 species and 150 hybrids), Bamboos (60 species), Rare and Threatened plants ( 200 species); Ferns and fern allies (150 allies); Palms (110 species); Cycads (35 species); Zingibers ( 50 species); Bougainvillea, Plumeria ( 50 varieties each), wild ornamental plants (200 species); Wild fruit plants (50 species; Jasmines (over 50 species/varieties); Insectivorous plants (10 species) and many varieties of ornamentals.

    Established a National Gene Bank for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants including a Meristem Bank, Seed Bank, Cryo Bank and Field Gene Bank under the financial support of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Y
    ABS Policy: Y

Conservation Programmes

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

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: Y
    Plant Breeding: Y
    Conservation - Biology: Y
    Conservation - Genetics: N
    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
    Sustainability: Y
    Pharmacology: Y
    Agriculture: Y
    Land Restoration: N
    Urban Environments: N

Education Programmes

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