List of botanical gardens and arboretums in the Philippines explained

Botanical gardens in Philippines have collections consisting entirely of Philippines native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in many provinces, municipalities, and cities of Philippines, some administered by local governments and some are privately owned.

Name	Founded	Image	Size	Admission	Affiliation	Location	Coordinates
Baguio Botanical Garden^[1]						Baguio, Benguet
Center for Tropical Conservation Studies (CENTROP) arboretum^[2]	2020				Silliman University, Energy Development Corporation	Valencia, Negros Oriental
Makiling Botanical Gardens^[3]					University of the Philippines Los Baños	Laguna
Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden	July 1959^[4]		5.5ha			Malate, Manila
Mehan Gardens (Formerly Jardin Botanico)	1858^[5]					Arroceros Street, Manila, Manila
Northwestern University Ecotourism Park & Botanic Gardens^[6]	2007		^[7]		Northwestern University (Philippines)	Laoag, Ilocos Norte
Pintô Arboretum^[8]					Pintô Art Museum	Antipolo
University of the Philippines Arboretum^[9] ^[10]					University of the Philippines	Quezon City, Metro Manila
UPIB-EDC BINHI Threatened Species Arboretum^[11]	December 2014				University of the Philippines	Quezon City, Metro Manila
Victor O. Ramos Arboretum^[12]						Natividad, Pangasinan

Notes and References

1. News: Cabreza . Vincent . Baguio eyes zoo revival at Botanical Garden . 3 March 2022 . INQUIRER.net . 14 November 2019 . en.
2. News: Newman . Minerva . Silliman U, EDC to rescue, preserve endangered PH trees . 4 March 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 14 October 2020.
3. News: Mt. Makiling Trail, botanical garden now open amid COVID-19 pandemic . 3 March 2022 . GMA News Online . 23 November 2021 . en.
4. News: Bautista . Jane . Greener, fresher Manila Zoo reopens after P1.7-billion makeover . 3 March 2022 . INQUIRER.net . 30 December 2021 . en.
5. News: Tan . Michael L. . Saving Mehan Gardens . 6 September 2023 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 5 June 2001 . en.
6. Web site: NUEBG – Northwestern University . 3 March 2022.
7. Web site: Northwestern University Ecological Park and Botanic Gardens . tools.bgci.org . Botanic Gardens Conservation International . 5 March 2022.
8. News: Pag-iwayan . Jessica . LOOK: Pintô Art Museum's Arboretum is now open . 3 March 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 16 February 2021.
9. News: How our native trees and fruits will save us someday . 4 October 2023 . Manila Bulletin . 21 June 2023 . en.
10. Web site: The UP Arboretum . University of the Philippines Diliman . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821182425/https://upd.edu.ph/~updinfo/mar13/articles/The%20UP%20Arboretum.html . 21 August 2014 . 17 August 2017.
11. Web site: UPIB-EDC BINHI Threatened Species Arboretum . 4 October 2023.
12. Web site: Offering the richness of our indigenous trees: Alay, Philippine Native Trees at the Victor O. Ramos Arboretum . Institute of Environmental Science for Social Change . 4 October 2023 . 2 September 2022.