Algeria – Jardin d´Essais du Hamma
| ALGERIA 4 | ||
| INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS | ||
| COUNTRY | Algeria | |
| INSTITUTION NAME | Jardin d’Essais du Hamma | |
| MAIN ADDRESS | Rue de Lyon, BP 141 Hamma, El Anasser, Algeria
Tlfno: 213 21672292 Web: www.jardindessai.com Institution Email Address: hammajardin @gmail.com |
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| DESCRIPTION | ||
| AREA | 62 ha | |
| LATITUDE | 36, 47 º N | |
| LONGITUDE | 3, 00 º E | |
| ALTITUDE | 10-100 m | |
| PRECIPITATION | 800 mm | |
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | ||
| STATUS | State | |
| INSTITUTION TYPE | Botanic Garden | |
| DATE FOUNDED | 1832 | |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | Ornamental trees and shrubs, cycads, palms, cacti, grasses, Ficus, exotic fruit trees, native Algerian plants | |
| TAXA | 8.000 | |
| PROGRAMMES | • Research programmes (Cultivation in-vitro, Seeds conservation, etc.)• Education and training programmes (Horticulture School) | |
| FEATURES AND FACILITIES | • Collection of native species• Greenhouse (500 square meters) • Arboretum • Herbarium • English Garden, French Garden • Seed Catalog • Publications (articles in the “Revue de la Societe d’Horticulture d’Algerie “) • Laboratory in-vitro cultivation • Documentation Center, Zoo and Museum |
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| MAIN DEFICIENCIES | • Horticultural Herbarium • Seed bank |
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| OTHER INFORMATION | Garden open to the public (Annex) | |
| SOURCES CONSULTED | Web:
http://envirocomalger.blogspot.com/2009/07/education-in-botanicalgarden-in.html www.cbd.int |
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