India
Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in India: 122.
Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: c.200,000
Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: 15,000 to 20,000 (7,000 to 10,000 spp.)
Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: 90%
Location: AGRA
Founded: 1930.
Garden Name: Botanical Garden
Address: Agra College, AGRA, Uttar Pradesh.
Status: Private Educational Establishment
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs, ferns, flowering plants, Ephedra, Salvadora, Leptadaema.
No. of taxa: 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: AHMEDABAD
Founded: 1978.
Garden Name: The Retreat Botanical Garden of Sarabhai Foundation
Address: Shahibag, AHMEDABAD 380 004, Gujarat.
Status: Private
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 100
Ex situ Collections:
Palms, cacti and other succulents (Arjun, Stenospurmum, Stropenthus), roses, orchids.
No. of taxa: 160
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: AHMEDABAD
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: Gujarat University USSC Botanic Garden
Address: Department of Botany, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, AHMEDABAD 380 009, Gujarat.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,212
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs, ferns, aquatics. Prepares a regular seed list.
No. of taxa: +150.
Rare & Endangered plants: Cyperus papyrus.
Location: ALIGARH
Founded: 1962
Garden Name: Aligarh Muslim University Botanic Garden
Address: Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, ALIGARH, 20-200-1, Uttar Pradesh.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000
Ex situ Collections:
Trees (812 accessions) and shrubs (3,882 accessions), foliage & flowering plants.
No. of taxa: 210 (including 120 species and 90 cvs.)
Rare & Endangered plants: Ficus krishnae
Location: ALLAHABAD
Founded: 1962
Garden Name: Experimental Garden
Address: Botanical Survey of India (Central Circle), 10 Chatham Lines, ALLAHABAD 211 002, Uttar Pradesh.
Status: State
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 50,000
Ex situ Collections:
Economic plants of India, medicinal plants, orchids, Dioscorea, crotons, roses, Hibiscus.
No. of taxa: 500
Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: ALLAHABAD
Founded: 1960
Garden Name: Kulbhaskar Ashram Post Graduate College Botanic Garden
Address: ALLAHABAD 211 002, Uttar Pradesh.
Status: State supported private institute.
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
500 trees and shrubs, herbaceous perrenials and other plants (1,000 spp. and 1,500 cvs.), Chrysanthemum (60 cvs.), roses (150 cvs), Bougainvillea (50 cvs.), Canna (12 cvs.), Jasminum (10 cvs.), cacti and other succulents (50 spp. and cvs.)
No. of taxa: 2,500
Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: ALLAHABAD
Founded: 1923
Garden Name: Roxburgh Botanic Garden
Address: Dept of Botany, Universiy of Allahabad, ALLAHABAD 211 001, Uttar Pradesh.
Status: University.
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 18,000
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs (200 accessions), gymnosperms (50 spp.).
No. of taxa: 500
Rare and Endangered plants: A rich cycad collection.
- A Government Garden (Motilal Nehru Park), ALLAHABAD was established in 1857 near Allahabad Junction railway station for the production of fruit, ornamentals and greenhouse plants. It has a collection of 50,000 specimens of trees, shrubs and other plants.
Location: ALMORA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan
Address: Environment and Development, Kosi - Katarmal, ALMORA - 263 643, Uttar Pradesh.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: AMRITSAR
Founded: 1975
Garden Name: Botanical Garden Guru Nanak Dev University
Address: Department of Biology, Guru Nanak Dev University, AMRITSAR 143 005, Punjab.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 4,000
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs (5,000 accessions) such as Dalbergia sisso, Tectona grandis, Terminalia bellerica, Butea monosperma and Acacia spp. and a wide variety of other plants used for teaching and research, lilies, bamboos, cacti and other succulents (+100 spp.), medicinal plants such as Aegle marmelos and Embelica officinalis.
No. of taxa: 5,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Endemic, rare and endangered plants of the Indus Plains.
- Ram Bagh Garden (c/o Municipal nCorporation, AMRITSAR 143 001) in Amritsar was established in 1919 and is owned by the Punjab Government, but managed by Amritsar Municipality. Its collections include 850 taxa (290 spp. and 560 varieties) mainly of ornamental plants (eg. Roses, bougainvilleas, chrysanthemums, Gladiolus and annuals).
Location: ANAND
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Botanic Garden.
Address: Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Campus, ANAND 288 110, Gujarat.
Status: University
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: ANANDANAGAR
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions
Address: 50 MSH Layout, 2nd Stage, 3rd Main, Anandanagar, Bangalore - 560 024.
Status: Non governmental organisation
Ex situ Collections:
FRLHT coordinates a national network of medicinal plant nature reserves and local botanic gardens in India.
No. of taxa: Unknown
No information available.
Rare & Endangered plants: Many threatened Indian plants are conserved in FRLHT coordinated gardens.
Special Conservation Collections: Medicinal plants.
Location: AURANGABAD
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: Marathwada University Botanic Garden
Address: Marathwada University, AURANGABAD 431 004, Maharastra.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 50,000
Ex situ Collections:
Ornamentals (102 spp.), cacti and other succulents (200), Aloe (120 spp. and 23 hybrids).
No. of taxa: 1,075
Rare & Endangered plants: A few trees native to the region.
Location: BANGALORE
Founded: 1856
Garden Name: Lalbagh Botanical Garden
Address: Department of Horticulture, Karnataka State Government, BANGALORE 560 004, Karnataka.
Status: State
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000
Ex situ Collections:
Orchids, Dioscorea, Cassia, Indian flora, ornamental flowering trees, shrubs, climbers, medicinal plants, annuals.
No. of taxa: c.1,800 taxa (1,854 spp. and 890 cvs.)
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: BANGALORE
Founded: 1973
Garden Name: The Botanical Garden Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra
Address: College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, GKVK Campus, University of Agricultural Sciences, BANGALORE 560 065, Karnataka.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000
Ex situ Collections:
Native and exotic trees and shrubs, medicinal plants (+600 species), weeds. Produces a regular seed list.
No. of taxa: 1,600
Rare & Endangered plants: Trees native to Karnataka. Studies on Pterocarpus santalinus (Red sandal wood), Rauvolfia tetraphylla. Other endangered plants cultivated include Cycas circinalis, Embelia ribes, Garcinia indica, Piper longum, Saraca asoca, Vateria indica.
Special Conservation Collections: Evergreen forest species of Karnataka.
Location: BANGALORE
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Indian Institute of Horticultural Research.
Address: Hessarghatta Lake, BANGALORE 560 080, Karnataka.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: BANGALORE
Founded: in 19th century.
Garden Name: Sri Chamarajendra Park (formerly Cubbon Park).
Address: BANGALORE 560 001, Karnataka.
Status:State
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs, including Araucaria (4 spp.), Cassia, Lagerstroemia, Swietenia mahogoni, Tabebuia, Castanospermum australe, Samanea saman, bamboo, roses (3,000 accessions), Sansevierias.
No. of taxa: +1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: BARANG
Founded: 1963
Garden Name: State Botanical Garden
Address: BARANG 754 005, Cuttack, Orissa.
Status: State
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 500
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs (750 spp.), cacti, palms
No. of taxa: 1,500 (spp.) (and 2,500 cvs.)
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: BARRACKPORE
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: Jawahar Kunj Garden
Address: Range Officer, Jawahar Kunj, P.O.: BARRACKPOREANG, Dist.: North 24-Parganas, West Bengal.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes.
Ex situ Collections:
Perennial plants (2,000 accessions) and roses.
No. of taxa: 250 (spp.)
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: BHAGALPUR
Founded: 1923
Garden Name: Botanical Garden
Address: Bihar Agricultural College, Sabour, BHAGALPUR, Bihar.
Status: Autonomous Body
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs (117 accessions).
No. of taxa: 75
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: BHAGALPUR
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Bhagalpur University Botanical Garden
Address: Post Graduate Department of Botany, Bhagalpur University, BHAGALPUR, Bihar.
Status: University.
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown.
Ex situ Collections:
Angiosperms (207 spp.), gymnosperms (14 spp.), including 71 tree species, 78 shrub species, 46 climbers, and 12 palm species, ferns, cacti and other succulents, medicinal plants, Hibiscus, Ephedra, Ginkgo biloba, Terminalia bellerica, T. chebula, Santalum album, Strychnos nux-vomica.
No. of taxa: 221 (spp.)
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: BHEL
Founded: 1965
Garden Name: Bhel Garden Complex
Address: BHEL (Piplani), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Status: State
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs (10,000 accessions).
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: BHUBANESWAR
Founded: 1971
Garden Name: Utkal University Botanic Garden
Address: Department of Botany, Utkal University, Vani Bihar, BHUBANESWAR 751 004, Orissa.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs (200 spp.), ornamentals
No. of taxa: 1,200
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Orchids, Discorea, medicinal plants.
Location: BHUBANESWAR
Founded: 1985
Garden Name: Regional Plant Resources Centre Bhubaneswar
Address: Botanic Garden, Government of Orissa, BHUBANESWAR 751012.
Status: State
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000
Ex situ Collections:
Dioscorea, orchids, bamboos.
No. of taxa: 1,200
Rare & Endangered plants: wild orchids, Discorea spp., medicinal plants
Special Conservation Collections: Orchids, mangrove species, endangered plants.
Location: BODH GAYA
Founded: 1975
Garden Name: Magadh University Botanical Garden
Address: P.G. Department of Botany, Magadh University, BODH GAYA 824 234, Bihar.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Trees & shrubs, botanical & horticultural interest.
No. of taxa: 750
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: BOLPUR
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Department of Botany and Botanic Garden.
Address: Ravindra Bharti University, SANTINIKETAN - 731 235, Bolpur, Dist. Birbhum, West Bengal.
Status: University
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: BURDWAN
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: Burdwan University Botanic Garden
Address: Department of Botany, Burdwan University, BURDWAN, Golapbag, West Bengal, 713104 India.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs (500), Annonaceae, Rosaceae.
No. of taxa: 700
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes.
Special Conservation Collections: Leguminosae, Lentibulariaceae, Olaceae, Malpighiaceae etc.
Location: CALCUTTA
Founded: 1787
Garden Name: Indian Botanic Garden
Address: Botanical Survey of India, P.O. Botanic Garden, HOWRAH 711 103, West Bengal.
Status: State
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,500,000
Ex situ Collections:
Economic plants, medicinal plants, Palmae (109 spp.), Bambuseae (26 spp.),Orchidaceae (80 spp.), Jasmines (25 spp.), water lilies (30 cvs of 4 spp.), Pandanus, Bougainvillea (148 cvs.), Citrus, succulents (100 spp.), medicinal plants (450 spp.).
No. of taxa: 5,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Some.
Location: CALCUTTA
Founded: 1836
Garden Name: Eden Gardens
Address: CALCUTTA 700 021, West Bengal.
Status: State.
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Trees, shrubs, climbers, aquatics, ferns, orchids, shade plants.
No. of taxa: 103
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: CALCUTTA
Founded: 1820 (The present garden was established in 1872)
Garden Name: The Agri-Horticultural Society of India
Address: 1, Alipore Road, CALCUTTA 700 027, West Bengal.
Status: Autonomous Body
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Tropical ornamental plants, fruit plants, economic plants. Hibiscus, Plumeria, Rosa, Bougainvillea.
No. of taxa: Unknown.
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: CALCUTTA
Founded: 1918
Garden Name: Experimental cum Botanic Garden
Address: Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, CALCUTTA 700 019, West Bengal.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 25,000
Ex situ Collections:
A general collection of angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes and other lower plants.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.:
- The Assembly House in Calcutta includes a 6 ha. Garden with a collection of about 160 perennial species, as well as a rose garden containing 250 varieties. (Deputy Secretary, Leglislative Assembly House,Calcutta 700 001, West Bengal.
- Bidhan Sishu Udyan (Children’s Park), Calcutta, has a large collection of trees, shrubs climbers and decorative plants (1, Bidhan Sishu Sarani, Calcutta 700 054.)
- Deshbandhu Park, Calcutta has a collection nof over 5,000 trees and shrubs, representing 400 species. Notable species include Couroupita guianensis, Ceiba pentandra, Polyalthia longifolia and Cassia fistulosa. (Executive Engineer (Parks & Squares), Calcutta Municipal Corporation, 5 S. N. Nanerjee Road, Calcutta 700 013).
- Jatindra Mohan Park, Calcutta contains a collection of trees and shrubs, cacti and succulents, ferns, palms, anthuriums and other herbaceous perennials. (Executive Engineer, (Parks & Squares), Calcutta Municipal Corporation, 5 S. N. Nanerjee Road, Calcutta 700 013).
- Jheel Meel Safari Park, Calcutta contains about 10,000 trees and shrubs. (Jheel Meel Safari Park, Salt Lake City, Calcutta 700 091).
- Raj Bhavan Garden, Calcutta contains over 10,000 trees and shrubs and other plants, including 200 rose varieties, orchids, cacti and other succulents. (Garden Superintendent, Raj Bhavan, Calcutta 700 062).
- Victoria Memorial Garden, Calcutta includes about 1,000 trees and shrubs, representing 125 species. (Victoria Memorial Garden, I Queen’s Way, Calcutta 700 073.
Location: CALICUT
Founded: 1971
Garden Name: Calicut University Botanical Garden
Address: Department of Botany, Calicut University, CALICUT 673 635, Kerala.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000
Ex situ Collections:
Trees, shrubs and other plants (10,000 accessions), Zingiberaceae, Araceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Bromeliaceae. Economic plant collectionsof banana, pineapple and winged beans and other crops.
No. of taxa: 4,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes.
Special Conservation Collections: Pteridophytes, winged bean, pineapple, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon.
Location: CHANDIGARH
Founded: 1961
Garden Name: Panjab University Botanical Garden
Address: Department of Botany, Panjab University, Sector 14, CHANDIGARH 160 014, Union Territory of Chandigarh.
Status: University
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 15,000
Ex situ Collections:
300 trees and shrubs, 255 cacti and other succulents, aquatics, ferns, orchids, conservatory plants, rockery plants.
No. of taxa: +1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, threatened gymnosperms, orchids, cacti and pteridophytes.
Location: CHAUBATTIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Government Gardens
Address: CHAUBATTIA 263 651, Almora, Uttar Pradesh.
Status: State
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Temperate fruit and nut trees, vegetables, ornamental plants, including almond, apple, apricot, cherry, hazelnuts, horse chestnut, peach, pear, persimon, plum, walnut.
No. of taxa: Unknown, but 22,500 accessions grown.
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.
Location: CHITRAKUT
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden
Address: C.G. Vishwavidhalaya, CHITRAKUT 210 204, U.P.
Status: University.
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: COIMBATORE
Founded: 1906
Garden Name: University Botanic Garden
Address: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Lawley Road (P.O.), COIMBATORE 641 003.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes. The Herbarium of the Botanical Survey of India (Southern Circle) is located on the campus of the university. Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 150,000
Ex situ Collections:
Hibiscus, Bougainvillea, Codiaeum, roses, cacti and succulents.
No. of taxa: 1,100 (300 spp. and 800 vars.)
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown:
Location: COIMBATORE
Founded: 1971
Garden Name: Institute of Forest Genetics & Tree Breeding
Address: PO Box 1031, COIMBATORE 641 002, Tamil Nadu.
Status: State
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 40,000
Ex situ Collections:
Wild orchids and rare plants of Western Ghats Forest of Peninsular India.
No. of taxa: 167
Rare & Endangered plants:Endangered - 4 spp., endemic - 15 spp.
Special Conservation Collections: Some rare, endemic and endangered species from Western Ghats forests of Peninsular India in greenhouse.
Location: COOCH BEHAR
Founded: 1892
Garden Name: Narendra Narayan Park and Botanic Garden
Address: Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), North Bengal Campus, COOCH BEHAR - 736 101, West Bengal.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Contains a collection of about 1,000 trees and shrubs, representing 95 species. It includes the spice plants, Cinnamomum tamala, C. zeylanicum and Piper nigrum.
No. of taxa: 95 spp.
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: COOCH BEHAR
Founded: 1979
Garden Name: Botanic Garden of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Address: Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), North Bengal Campus, COOCH BEHAR - 736 101, West Bengal.
Status: Autonomous Body
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Trees and shrubs (200 spp.).
No. of taxa: 350 spp.
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
- There are about 10 other parks maintained by the municipality in Cooch Behar, with a variety of collections.
Location: COONOOR
Founded: 1874
Garden Name: Sim's Park Coonoor
Address: p/a Office of the Curator, Government Botanic Gardens, Ootacamund 643-001, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.
Status: State
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Trees & shrubs, ornamental, economic, medicinal plants, orchids (30 spp.), roses (300 cvs), Acacia, Camellia, Cupressus, Eucalyptus, Magnolia, Pinus, Prunus, Quercus, Rhododendron.
No. of taxa: 700 (400 spp. and 300 cvs).
Rare & Endangered plants: Rare and threatened plants of the Nilgiris.
- The Pomological Station at Coonoor is situated near Sim’s Park. Established in 1920, it contains a collection of fruits of temperate and subtropical climates, including apple, pear, plum, peach, persimon, fig, pomegranite, lemon, cherimoyer, etc.
- The State Horticultural Farm, Burliar, is situated on the Mettupalayam to Coonoor Road at The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Its collections include a wide variety of fruit and spice plants (eg. Clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, arecanut, roseapple, avocado, durian, grapefruit, mangosteen, vanilla, cocoa, jackfruit. It is managed by the State Government’s Dept of Horticulture and was established in 1871.
Location: DARJEELING
Founded: 1878
Garden Name: Lloyd Botanic Garden
Address: DARJEELING 734 101, West Bengal.
Status: State
Herbarium: YesApprox. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000
Ex situ Collections:
Conifers, exotic and indigenous plants, orchids, Magnolia.
No. of taxa: 1,800
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: DARJEELING
Founded: 1948
Garden Name: Darjeeling Botanic Garden
Address: Department of Botany, Darjeeling Government College, DARJEELING 734 101, West Bengal.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: No.