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The Botanical Garden shows the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora. There are around 6,500 species (some endangered) distributed throughout an area of 54 hectares (130 acres) as well as numerous greenhouses. The garden also houses monuments of historical, artistic, and archaeological significance. There is an important research center, which includes the most complete library in the country specializing in botany with over 32,000 volumes.[citation needed]
It was founded in 1808 by King John VI of Portugal. Originally intended for the acclimatization of spices like nutmeg, pepper and cinnamon imported from the West Indies, the garden was opened to the public in 1822, and is now open during daylight hours every day except 25 December and 1 January.
The 140 hectares (350 acres) park lies at the foot of the Corcovado Mountain, far below the right arm of the statue of Christ the Redeemer and contains more than 6,000 different species of tropical and subtropical plants and trees, including 900 varieties of palm trees. A 750 metres (2,460 ft) line of 134 palms forms the Avenue of Royal Palms leading from the entrance into the gardens. These palms all descended from a single tree, the Palma Mater, long since destroyed by lightning. Only about 40% of the park is cultivated, the remainder being Atlantic Forest rising up the slopes of Corcovado. The park is protected by the Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional and was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1992.
The Botanical Garden has an important research institute, which develops a wide range of botanical studies in Brazil. The institute has taxonomists who specialize in the identification and conservation of the neotropical flora.
The gardens house collections that include bromeliads, orchids, carnivorous plants, and cacti. These include Brazil’s largest botanical library and collections of dried fruits, rare Brazilian plants, and many photographs. The painted cast-iron Fountain of the Muses was made in Derby, UK, and until 1895 was sited at Henrique Lage's villa at Largo da Lapa, as part of the landscaping by the English painter John Tydall.[1]
Features of interest include an old gunpowder factory, the Victoria lilies in the Lago Frei Leandro pond, the Japanese Garden, and many sculptures and fountains.
Replica of a statue of Xochipilli, the Aztec god of flowers
Meliponário
Cocoi heron hunting at Frei Leandro Lake
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^Michelin Travel Guide Rio de Janeiro 2009:177; Illustration.
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Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro Botanical Gardens (in Portuguese)
January 01, 1970
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Portuguese April 2013 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Portuguese article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 1 525 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Portuguese Wikipedia article at pt Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated pt Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botanico is located at the Jardim Botanico district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Botanical GardenPortuguese Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de JaneiroAgency overviewFormedJune 13 1808HeadquartersRio de Janeiro Brazil22 58 03 S 43 13 26 W 22 96750 S 43 22389 W 22 96750 43 22389Parent agencyMinistry of the EnvironmentWebsitewww wbr jbrj wbr gov wbr br The Botanical Garden shows the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora There are around 6 500 species some endangered distributed throughout an area of 54 hectares 130 acres as well as numerous greenhouses The garden also houses monuments of historical artistic and archaeological significance There is an important research center which includes the most complete library in the country specializing in botany with over 32 000 volumes citation needed It was founded in 1808 by King John VI of Portugal Originally intended for the acclimatization of spices like nutmeg pepper and cinnamon imported from the West Indies the garden was opened to the public in 1822 and is now open during daylight hours every day except 25 December and 1 January The 140 hectares 350 acres park lies at the foot of the Corcovado Mountain far below the right arm of the statue of Christ the Redeemer and contains more than 6 000 different species of tropical and subtropical plants and trees including 900 varieties of palm trees A 750 metres 2 460 ft line of 134 palms forms the Avenue of Royal Palms leading from the entrance into the gardens These palms all descended from a single tree the Palma Mater long since destroyed by lightning Only about 40 of the park is cultivated the remainder being Atlantic Forest rising up the slopes of Corcovado The park is protected by the Patrimonio Historico e Artistico Nacional and was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1992 The Botanical Garden has an important research institute which develops a wide range of botanical studies in Brazil The institute has taxonomists who specialize in the identification and conservation of the neotropical flora The gardens house collections that include bromeliads orchids carnivorous plants and cacti These include Brazil s largest botanical library and collections of dried fruits rare Brazilian plants and many photographs The painted cast iron Fountain of the Muses was made in Derby UK and until 1895 was sited at Henrique Lage s villa at Largo da Lapa as part of the landscaping by the English painter John Tydall 1 The park contains 140 species of birds many of which have become accustomed to humans and are consequently much easier to observe than in the wild These include the channel billed toucan rusty margined guan slaty breasted wood rail and the endangered endemic white necked hawk Capuchin monkeys and tufted eared marmosets are also frequently seen in the Botanical Gardens Features of interest include an old gunpowder factory the Victoria lilies in the Lago Frei Leandro pond the Japanese Garden and many sculptures and fountains Gallery edit nbsp The Imperial Botanical Garden in 1856 nbsp William Bell s stereograph taken on the 1882 transit of Venus expedition nbsp Albert Einstein center visiting the Botanical Garden in May 1925 nbsp Visitor centre nbsp A palm tree avenue landscape allee of Roystonea oleracea palms nbsp Fountain of the Muses nbsp View of the Christ the Redeemer statue from the garden during the winter nbsp Victoria lilies nbsp Sensory Garden nbsp Cactus garden nbsp Corcovado Mountain with Christ the Redeemer at the top as seen from the Botanical Garden nbsp Friar Leandro do Sacramento Memorial nbsp Bust of Friar Leandro do Sacramento at the memorial Sacramento was the first director of the Botanical Garden nbsp Bust of King John VI the founder of the Botanical Garden nbsp Karl Glasl cave nbsp Amazon Region Fisherman s Lake nbsp Equatorial Sundial nbsp Japanese garden nbsp Administrative building nbsp Paths nbsp Garden path and park bench nbsp Bromeliads nbsp Replica of a statue of Xochipilli the Aztec god of flowers nbsp Meliponario nbsp Cocoi heron hunting at Frei Leandro LakeNotes edit Michelin Travel Guide Rio de Janeiro 2009 177 Illustration External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro Botanical Gardens in Portuguese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden amp oldid 1215551156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
