Belize
Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in Belize: 2 (+ 2 developing projects).
Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: 2,500
Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: 400
Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: 60%
Location: BELMOPAN
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Botanic and Zoological Garden
Address: Belmopan.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Some plant collections, but mainly zoological collections.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
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TROPICALES, the Institute for Tropical Architecture and Agriculture, P.O. Box 226 BELMOPAN is planning the establishment of a botanic garden.
Location: CAYO
Founded: 1997
Garden Name: Belize Botanic Gardens
Address: P.O. Box 180, San Ignacio, CAYO
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown but in an early stage of development.
Ex situ Collections:
Tropical trees, including fruit and nut species, tropical shrubs and herbaceous perennials, including Heliconia (17 taxa), gingers, bamboos, native plants, orchids (35 genera, 120 spp., 300 accessions), aquatics. Notable or well represented families/genera/species include: Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica, Spondias mombin, Annona (4 spp., 5 taxa), Bignoniaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Durio zibethinus, Bixa orellana, Ceiba pentandra, Pachira aquatica, Cresentia alata, Myristica fragrans, Malpighia punicifolia, Garcinia mangostana, and G. livingstonei, Persea americana, Azadirachta indica (Neem tree), Cedrela odorata, Eugenia (3 spp.), Palmae (38 genera and c.50 spp.), Syzygium (3 spp.), Pimenta acris and P. dioica, Pandanus, Coffea, Grevillea, Genipa americana, Nethelium spp., Theobroma cacao, Gmelina arborea, Synsepalum dulcificum, Litchi chinensis, Blighia sapida, Eriobotrya japonica, Erythrina spp., Macadamia ternifolia.
No. of taxa: +200 (+2,000 accessions)
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, some native species.
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There are plans to establish a community botanic garden in Punta Gorda, TOLEDO District of southern Belize.
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