Nigeria

Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in Nigeria: 16.

Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: 10,000 to 20,000

Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: <5,000

Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: +95%

Location: ABUJA

Founded: Currently being established.

Garden Name: Abuja Palmetum

Address: Unknown

Status: Private

Herbarium: No

Ex situ Collections:

Native and exotic palms.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Palms

Location: ABUJA

Founded: 1999

Garden Name: Abuja Gardens

Address: Unknown

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

Exotics trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.

Location: BUTATONG

Founded: 1996

Garden Name: Butatong Botanic Gardens

Address: Okwango Division, Cross River National Park

Status: State

Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 4,000

Ex situ Collections:

Indigenous plants, medicinal collections

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Palms

Location: CALABAR

Founded: 1880s

Garden Name: Calabar Botanic Gardens

Address: Unknown

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

Trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Plants of cultural, economic and medicinal value.

Location: GETSO

Founded: Unknown

Garden Name: Getso Botanical Garden

Address: Unknown

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

Indigenous trees, herbs and shrubs

No. of taxa: 60

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: IBADAN

Founded: 1948

Garden Name: University of Ibadan Botanical Garden

Address: IBADAN, Oyo State.

Status: University

Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 17,000

Ex situ Collections:

Indigenous plants, economic and ornamental trees, shrubs, herbs and palms. Medicinal plant collections.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: IBADAN

Founded: Unknown

Garden Name: Centre for Environment, Renewable Natural Resource, Management, Research & Development, CENRAD

Address: PMB 5052 Jericho Hills, IBADAN, Oyo State

Status: Unknown

Herbarium: Unknown.

Ex situ Collections:

Native trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Nigerian threatened species.

Location: IBADAN

Founded: 1954

Garden Name: Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN)

Address: Jericho Hills, Ibadan, Oyo State

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 120,000

Ex situ Collections:

Trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Medicinals, commercially exploited species

Location: IBADAN

Founded: 1975

Garden Name: National Institute of Horticultural Research (NIHR)

Address: Ibadan, Oyo State

Status: Unknown

Herbarium: No

Ex situ Collections:

Horticultural genetic resources

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: IFE

Founded: 1964

Garden Name: Biological Gardens

Address: University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Oyo State.

Status: University

Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: KANO

Founded: 1976

Garden Name: University of Kano Botanic Gardens

Address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Kano

Status: Unknown

Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

Include fruit and fuel species

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: LAGOS

Founded: 1971

Garden Name: University of Lagos Biological Gardens

Address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lagos, Akoka, LAGOS

Status: University

Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 2,500

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: NEW BUSSA

Founded: 1978

Garden Name: Federal School of Wildlife Management

Address: Private Mail Bag 268, New Bussa, Kwara State.

Status: State

Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 200

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: OBUDU PLATEAU

Founded: 1997

Garden Name: Becheve Nature Reserve

Address: Unknown

Status: Unknown

Herbarium: No

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ZARIA

Founded: 1962

Garden Name: Ahmadu Bello University Botanic Gardens

Address: Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, ZARIA, North Central State.

Status: University

Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 10,000

Ex situ Collections:

Forest remnant maintained within the garden. Indigenous plants

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

  • The Murtala Mohammed Memorial Botanic Gardens (address unknown) were established in 1991. No further information is available.