Hortus botanicus Leiden

Netherlands - Leiden

Garden Information

Institution Code: HBL

About the Hortus botanicus Leiden

The Hortus botanicus Leiden is the oldest botanic garden in the Netherlands, founded in 1590. Its first plant list and plan have been preserved, and a reconstruction of our earliest garden has been laid out in its original place. It has always been part of Leiden University, and is now also a registered museum. It's most important research collection is the Orchid collection, but tropical ferns, cycads, Hoya, Dischidia, Aeschynanthus, myrmecophytes, and hardy ferns are also substantial research collections. The collection data are stored in a recently developed Living Collections module of BRAHMS.
http://www.hortusleiden.nl/index.php/english/

Main Address:
Hortus botanicus Leiden
P.O. Box 9500
Leiden
2300 RA Netherlands

Telephone: +31 (0)71 5275144/7249
Fax: +31 (0)71 271 273511
URL: www.hortus.leidenuniv.nl
Primary Email: hortus@hortus.leidenuniv.nl

Staff Details

Director's Name: Dr. Paul J.A. Keßler
Curator's Name: Dr. Gerda van Uffelen
Plant Records Officer's Name: Dr. Gerda van Uffelen
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 8
Educational Staff Number: 1
Research Staff Number: 1
Administration Staff Number: 2

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Educational: Yes
Date founded: 1590
Physical Data
Landscaped Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Size: 3 Hectares
Total Area: 3 Hectares
Latitude: 52.1610
Longitude: 4.4901
Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Number of Visitors: 110000
Number of Volunteers: 40

Plant Collections

Special Collections:Largest collections form part of the Dutch National Plant Collection.

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: Yes
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes

Education Programmes

Education Signs in Garden: Yes
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Permanent Public Displays: Yes
Special Exhibitions: Yes

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