South China National Botanical Garden | |
Photo Width: | 250 |
Type: | Public |
Location: | Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China |
Map: | China Guangdong |
Coords: | 23.1868°N 113.3642°W |
Area: | 2854acres |
Status: | Open year round |
Website: | scib.cn |
S: | 华南国家植物园 |
T: | 華南國家植物園 |
P: | Huánán Guójiā Zhíwùyuán |
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The South China National Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (formerly Institute of Agriculture and Forestry) is a large botanical garden in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province in southern China.
The garden was founded in 1929 by botanist Chen Huanyong (Woon-young Chun). The garden focuses on research in ecology, systematic and evolutionary botany, plant resources, biotechnology, landscape and gardening. It covers 1155 hectares and contains 2400 plant species.
The garden is organized into several specialized collections containing: