Jardim Botânico Plantarum

Brazil - São Paulo - Nova Odessa

Garden Information

Institution Code: NOVAO

International Agenda Registration: No

BGCI Member: Yes

Main Address:
Jardim Botânico Plantarum
Av. Brasil 2000
Jardim Marajoara
Nova Odessa
São Paulo CEP 13.380-410 Brazil

Telephone: +55 (0)19 3466 5587
Fax: +55 (19) 34666160
URL: www.plantarum.org.br
Primary Email: plantarum@plantarum.com.br

Staff Details

Director's Name: Harri Lorenzi
Curator's Name: Harri Lorenzi
Plant Records Officer's Name: Dr. Harri Lorenzi (Director)
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 8
Educational Staff Number: 5
Research Staff Number: 3
Administration Staff Number: 2

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: Yes
Status: State: No
Status: Educational: No
Status: Municipal: No
Status: Satellite: No
Status: Trust: No
Date founded: 2011
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: No
Landscaped Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Size: 9 Hectares
Total Area: 9 Hectares
Latitude: -22.7836
Longitude: -47.2875
Annual Rainfall: 1300 mm
Altitude: 530.00 Metres
Total area of glasshouses: 2000 Metres
Total area of shadehouses: 1000 Metres
Locality: Information
Locality: Garden Name: Jardim Botânico Plantarum
Local Address: Av. Brasil 2000 Jardim Marajoara
Locality: City: Nova Odessa
Locality: State: São Paulo

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: Yes
Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 25000
Arboretum: Yes
Arboretum Size: 3
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
Seed Bank: Yes
Published Plant Catalogue: No
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
Disabled access: Yes
Number of Visitors: 20
Number of Volunteers: 3

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 12
Cultivation Taxa Num: 4
Special Collections:Mainly Brazilian Flora, with enfases on the families: Arecaceae, Araceae, Amaryllidaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Begoniaceae, Bignoniaceae and Gesneriaceae.
Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
Invasive Species Policy: Yes
ABS Policy: No
Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: Yes
Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
Reintroduction Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Biotechnology: No
Plant Breeding: Yes
Conservation - Biology: Yes
Conservation - Genetics: Yes
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
Ecology: Yes
Ecosystem Conservation: No
Education: Yes
Ethnobotany: Yes
Exploration: No
Floristics: No
Horticulture: Yes
Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes
Molecular Genetics: Yes
Pollination Biology: Yes
Restoration Ecology: No
Seed/Spore Biology: No
Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes
Sustainability: Yes
Pharmacology: Yes
Agriculture: Yes
Land Restoration: Yes
Urban Environments: Yes

Education Programmes

Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
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: No
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes