WaaNaam Botanical Garden / 華南植物園
The WaaNaam Botanical Garden (Chinese: 华南植物园) Chinese Academy of Sciences (formerly Institute of Agriculture and Forestry) is a large botanical garden in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in southern China.
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1 History
2 Greenhouses
3 Garden
4 References
5 External links
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The garden was founded in 1929 by botanist Chen Huanyong (Woon-young Chun). The garden focuses on research in ecology, systematic and evolutionary botany, plant resources, biotechnology, landscape and gardening. The garden is 1155 ha containing 2400 plant species.
The garden is organized into several specialized collections containing:
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Alpine & Arctic plants
Aquatic plants
Mediterranean plants
Tropical plants
Desert plants
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Magnolias
Palms
Gingers
Orchids
Medicinal Herbs
Relic plants
Bonsai
Landscaping Trees
Camellias
Bamboo
Rhododendron
Economical plants
Rare and Endangered plants
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