Registration date
22-08-2007Update date
31-08-2007- Download the sheet
Description
The Botanical Garden of Córdoba is a public foundation negotiated by the City Council and the University of Córdoba. As institution dedicated to the study of plants, it develops several functions and projects guided to the conservation and cultural spreading of the nature. This institution has social, didactic and scientific functions through visits, educational programs, cultural acts, exhibitions, conferences, congresses, scientific and spreading publications, programs of conservation of phytogenetical andalusian resources and botanical research. So, the Botanical Garden of Córdoba has become an institution of wide social projection and remarkable prestige in its international sphere since May of 1987, the day of its inauguration.
Overall information
Goals
See description
Strengths
1- Management of the Biodiversity and sustainable use of the phytogenetical resources, 2- Biology of the conservation, 3- Ethnobotany, 4- Palaeobotany, 5- History of the gardening and ornamental species.
Usage restrictions
The general public must not visit the bank of germ-plasm, the herbarium and the laboratory of cultures "in vitro".
Access restrictions
Ticket is necessary by general public. Previous appointmet is required by researchers.
Taxonomic coverage
Common names
principalmente plantas.
Geospatial coverage
principalmente Andalucía (España), algunos/as Islas Canarias (España), algunos/as resto de la Península Ibérica, algunos/as resto del mundo.
Temporal location
Temporal coverage
algunos/as Cenozoico, algunos/as Mesozoico, algunos/as Paleozoico, principalmente taxón existente.