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.