Iran – Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands
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| INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS | ||
| COUNTRY | Iran | |
| INSTITUTION NAME | “National Botanic Garden of Iran. Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands” | |
| MAIN ADDRESS | Botanical Garden of Iran, P. O. Box 13116, Tehran (Iran); Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands; P.O.Box 13185-116; Tehran (Iran)
Email: info@rifr-ac.ir Tel: +98 21 44580222 Fax: +98 21 44196575 |
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| DESCRIPTION | ||
| AREA | 150 ha | |
| LATITUDE | 35, 47 º N | |
| LONGITUDE | 51, 00 º E | |
| ALTITUDE | 1320 m | |
| PRECIPITATION | 240 mm | |
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | ||
| STATUS | State | |
| INSTITUTION TYPE | Research Center and Botanic Garden | |
| DATE FOUNDED | 1968 | |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | Bulbous plants of Iran, native desert plants, Caspian forest vegetation, fruit garden (cultivar collections of grape, walnut, pomegranite) medicinal plants; horticultural display area; Zagros forest vegetation; Japanese Garden; Europe vegetation selection; North America vegetation selection; systematic garden; trial and education plots; Caucasus vegetation selection; broad leaf evergreens; Himalaya vegetation selection; central square-Persian Garden and rose garden | |
| TAXA | No information available | |
| PROGRAMMES | • Research Programs specialized in taxonomy and forestry • Training Programs in botany and gardening • Educational Programs |
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| FEATURES AND FACILITIES | • Specialized sections: lake, mountains, wetlands, dunes, rocks, medicinal plants, exotic plants, trees section, systemic section, recreational section, etc … • 28 installations of which depends the operation of the garden • 3 greenhouses, covering a total of 2,200 square meters • Nurseries • Arboretum (around 15 ha) • Horticultural Exhibition, Iranian garden with a selection of fruit varieties • Collections preserved: Iran bulb plants • Herbarium (160,000 specimens) • Laboratory and plant research programs • List of annual seeds, including wild seeds stored in a dedicated room • Catalog • Conference room, library (11,000 copies) |
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| MAIN DEFICIENCIES | • Horticultural Herbarium
• GeneBank |
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| OTHER INFORMATION | There is a network of Research Centers and Botanic Gardens depending on RIFR. These are the Satellite Garden Names (including external arboreta): Nowshahr Botanic Garden; Tabriz Botanic Garden; Dezful Botanic Garden; Mashhad Botanic Garden; Yazd desert plants collection; Kashan desert plants collection; Hamadan Medicinal Plant Collection. Consult appendix | |
| SOURCES CONSULTED | Web:
www.bgci.or www.rifr-ac.ir Documentos: “Botanics Gardens recorded in Iran” (CBD) “Iran Country report-FAO”. M. Taeb. Department of Genetics and Genetic Resources. Teheran, 1995 |
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