Botanische Gärten der Universität Bonn
Germany - Deutschland - Bonn
Institution Code: BONN
International Agenda Registrant: Yes
Current BGCI member: Yes
Bonn is known for its Titan Arums
About the Botanische Gärten der Universität Bonn
History and Size:
The history of the Botanic Gardens, one of the oldest and most traditional gardens north of the Alps, goes back more than 400 years. The existence of a palace and a simple garden here is first recorded in a pen and ink drawing dated 1578. In the 17th Century, one of the most splendid gardens of the time was laid out, including orangeries (the forerunners of greenhouses). In the 18th Century, the barocan Clemensruh Palace (Poppelsdorfer Schloss) was built (c. 1740-47).
The garden as we know it dates from the foundation of the University in 1818, and its boundaries coincide closely with those of the Elector's park. Two beech trees from the old baroque garden still stand. The garden's founder and first director (1818-30) was Nees von Esenbeck.
The total area is 6 ha (15 acres) of which greenhouses occupy 0.25 ha (about 0.6 acres). In addition we have a separate area in the Melb valley which is not open to the public.
The Botanic Garden of Economic Botany (formerly Landwirtschaftlicher Botanischer Garten) fused together with the Palace garden in 2002 and formed a new organisation: University Botanic Gardens.
Main Address:
Botanische Gärten der Universität Bonn
Meckenheimer Allee 171
Bonn
53115 Germany - Deutschland
Telephone Number: 49 (0)228 73 5523
Fax Number: 49 (0)228 73 9058
Web Site: www.botgart.uni-bonn.de
Institution Email Address: botgart@uni-bonn.de
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- Staff Details
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Director: Prof. Dr. W. Barthlott
Curator: Dr. W. Lobin
Plant Records Officer: Dr. W. Lobin
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Total Staff:
Number of Horticultural Staff: 35
Number of Educational Staff: 30
Number of Research Staff: 1
Number of Administration Staff: 3
- About this Garden
- Institution Type: Botanic Garden
- Status
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State: Yes
Educational Establishment: Yes
Satellite Garden: Yes
- Date Founded: 1818
- Physical Data
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Natural Vegetation Area (inside BG): Yes
Size of Area: 1 hectares
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Landscaped Area: Yes
Size of Area: 10 hectares
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Total Area (in Hectares): 13 hectares
Latitude: 50° 44
Longitude: 7 ° 6
Annual Rainfall: 680 mm
Altitude: 60.00 metres
Total Area Under Glass: 2870 metres
- Additional Locations
- Satellite Garden Names (including exteral arboreta): Botanic Garden of Economic Botany: (Nutzpflanzengarten am Katzenburgweg 3)
- Local Information
- Garden Name: Botanische Gärten der Universität
- Address: Meckenheimer Allee 171
53115 Bonn
- City: Bonn
- State: NRW
- Features and Facilities
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Herbarium: Yes
Arboretum: Yes
Arboretum Size: 5
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Micropropagation/Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes
Seed Bank: Yes
Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
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Open to the Public: Yes
Society of Friends: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
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Number of Visitors: 150
Number of Volunteers: 30
- Plant Collections
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Number of Living Plant Accessions: 18
Number of Taxa in Cultivation: 11
- Special Collections:Native plants, epiphytic cacti, Rhipsalideae, plants from Cape Verde Islands, mediterranean geophytes, Crocus, Cyclamen, Araceae, carnivorous plants, plants from Inselberg., Proteaceae (68 spp.), Amorphophallus (35 spp.), including Amorphophallus titanum.
- Conservation Programmes
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Reintroduction Programme: Yes
- Research Programmes
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Conservation - Biology: Yes
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
Education: Yes
Ethnobotany: Yes
Horticulture: Yes
Molecular Genetics: Yes
Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes
- Education Programmes
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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
