Madeira Botanical Garden
| Madeira Botanical Garden | |
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 Madeira Botanical Garden | |
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| Type | Botanical |
| Location | Santa Maria Maior, Funchal -  Madeira |
| Coordinates | 32°39′44″N 16°53′45″W / 32.6622°N 16.8958°W |
| Area | 8 hectares (20 acres) |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Visitors | more than 345000 thousand per year |
| Website | ifcn |
Madeira Botanical Garden (Portuguese: Jardim Botânico da Madeira) is a botanical garden in Funchal, Madeira, opened to the public in 1960. The area was previously part of an estate belonging to the family of William Reid, founder of Reid's Hotel.[1]
Collections include:
- Madeiran indigenous and endemic species
- arboretum
- succulent plants
- "choreographed" gardens and topiary,
- greenhouse
- agro-industrial plants
- medicinal and aromatic plants
- palm trees and cycads
The gardens include a bird park (Louro Bird Park) and a three-room Natural History Museum.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Matthew Hancock (2001). The Rough Guide to Madeira (1st ed.). p. 90.
- ^ "Information of interest".
External links
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