Algeria – Jardin d´Essais du Hamma
| ALGERIA | ||
| INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS | ||
| COUNTRY | Algeria | |
| INSTITUTION NAME | Jardin d’Essais du Hamma | |
| MAIN ADDRESS | Address: Jardin Botanique du Hamma. Rue Hassiba Ben Bouali – B.P. 141. Hamma District. Alger, Algeria
Tel: 213 21672292 Fax: 213 21671468 Website: http://www.jardinbotaniqueduhamma.dz/ Email: conservation@jardinbotaniqueduhamma.dz / LOUNESDORIA@YAHOO.FR Director’s Name: Mr. BOULAHIA Abdelkrim
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| DESCRIPTION | ||
| AREA | 32 ha including an arboretum of 3 hectares | |
| LATITUDE | 36, 44 º N | |
| LONGITUDE | 3, 04 º E | |
| ALTITUDE | 10-100 m | |
| PRECIPITATION | 800 mm | |
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | ||
| STATUS | State | |
| INSTITUTION TYPE | Botanic Garden | |
| DATE FOUNDED | 1832 | |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & NUMBER OF SPECIES | Exotic Plants Collection (Bambous, washingtonia, Ficus,Nolina,Platanes,Dracaena,caryota…) Systematic Collection, native plants collection, suculent plants collection, artificial mediterranean wet area. +500 SPECIES | |
| TAXA | 8.000 | |
| PROGRAMMES | • Plant conservation,
• Seed collecting and seed banking, • Environmental public education, • Exposition of scientific garden plant collections and research programmes (Cultivation in-vitro, Seeds conservation, etc.) • Education and training programmes (Horticulture School): The Environmental Education Center organizes activities and events for the general public: exhibitions, communications, drawing contests, best presentation contest, quizzes and shows for children during the celebration days related to the themes of the environment, nature and the child. |
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| FEATURES AND FACILITIES | • Herbarium • Arboretum • Seed Bank • Published Plant Catalogue • Publications (articles in the “Revue de la Societe d’Horticulture d’Algerie “) • Documentation Center • Zoo and MuseumThe experimental part, in the center of the garden, is containing the green houses and the special plant collections |
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| MAIN DEFICIENCIES | • Computer Plant Record System
• Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No |
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| OTHER INFORMATION | Garden open to the public. Spring/Winter: 10h00 to 17h00 Autumn/Winter 10h00 to 19h00 | |
| SOURCES CONSULTED | Web:
https://www.jardinbotaniqueduhamma.dz/index.php https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardin_d%27essai_du_Hamma#cite_note-22 http://envirocomalger.blogspot.com/2009/07/education-in-botanicalgarden-in.html www.cbd.int |
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