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Ghent University Botanic Garden

Belgium - Ghent
Institution Code: GENT
International Agenda Registration: N
BGCI Member: Y
View of the big pond.
About the Ghent University Botanic Garden
The Ghent University Botanical Garden was established at its present location in 1902. It covers 2.75 ha, 4 000 m² of which are heated and unheated greenhouses, and houses over ten thousand species.

Main Address:
Ghent University Botanic Garden
Plantentuin Universiteit Gent
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35
Ghent
B-9000 Belgium
Telephone: 32 (0)9 264 50 73
Fax: 32 (0)9 264 53 34
URL: www.plantentuin.ugent.be
Primary Email: Chantal.Dugardin@UGent.be

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Prof. Dr. Paul Goetghebeur
    Curator's Name: Ing. Chantal Dugardin
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Ing. Chantal Dugardin (Curator)
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 10
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About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: State: Y
    Status: Educational: Y
  • Date founded: 1797
  • Physical Data
  • Total Area: 3 Hectares
    Latitude: 51.0333
    Longitude: 3.7168
    Annual Rainfall: 673 mm
    Altitude: 10.00 Metres
    Total area of glasshouses: 4000 Metres
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: Hydrangeum vzw, Veldekensstraat 40, B-9070 Destelbergen, Belgium
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Plantentuin Universiteit Gent
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Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Y
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 6000
    Arboretum: Y
    Arboretum Size: 1
  • Seed Bank: Y
    Computer Plant Record System: Y
  • Open to public: Y
    Friends society: Y
    Disabled access: Y
  • Number of Visitors: 20000
    Number of Volunteers: 30

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:Peperomia, Rhipsalis, Kalanchoe, Cyperaceae, Sansevieria, Asparagus, Begonia, Epimedium, Hydrangeaceae, bulbs, medicinal plants, Mediterranean plants, orchids, Bromeliaceae, Araceae, succulents, Hoya, ferns

Conservation Programmes

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: Y
    Conservation - Genetics: Y
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Y
    Education: Y
    Ethnobotany: Y
    Exploration: Y
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: Y
    Molecular Genetics: Y
    Systematics and Taxonomy: Y

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Y
    Public Lectures/Talks: 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
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