Egypt – Saff Botanic Garden
| EGYPT 11 | ||
| INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS | ||
| COUNTRY | Egypt | |
| INSTITUTION NAME | “Saff Botanic Garden” | |
| MAIN ADDRESS | Saff Botanic Garden, Dr Aly Fahmy 21 El Mirghani 11 3 41. Heliópolis, Cairo (Egypt) | |
| DESCRIPTION | ||
| AREA | 7 ha | |
| LATITUDE | 30, 05 º N | |
| LONGITUDE | 31, 22 º E | |
| ALTITUDE | 30 m | |
| PRECIPITATION | 20 mm | |
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | ||
| STATUS | Private | |
| INSTITUTION TYPE | Botanic Garden | |
| DATE FOUNDED | 1893 | |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | Tropical and subtropical forest and fruit trees and economic plants in general, such as Eucalyptus, Ficus, Albizzia, Cassia and Casuarina, palms, rattans, succulent euphorbias and cacti | |
| TAXA | 800 | |
| PROGRAMMES | • No Training Programs• Research and Educational Programs | |
| FEATURES AND FACILITIES | • 2 orchards • Arboretum • Herbarium • Facilities for research • Publications: “Gardens of the Hesperides” (by Warda H. Bircher) |
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| MAIN DEFICIENCIES | • Collections preserved • Horticultural Herbarium • Catalogs and seed bank |
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| OTHER INFORMATION | Open to the public by appointment | |
| SOURCES CONSULTED | Web:
www.bgci.org www.cbd.int “Botanic gardens recorded in Egypt” (CBD) |
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