Economic plants of India, medicinal plants, orchids, Dioscorea, crotons, roses, Hibiscus. No. of taxa: 500 Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown.

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1 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: Garden Name: Botanical Garden Address: Agra College, AGRA, Uttar Pradesh. Status: Private Educational Establishment Trees and shrubs, ferns, flowering plants, Ephedra, Salvadora, Leptadaema. No. of taxa: 300 Location: AHMEDABAD Founded: Garden Name: The Retreat Botanical Garden of Sarabhai Foundation Address: Shahibag, AHMEDABAD , Gujarat. Status: Private Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 100 Palms, cacti and other succulents (Arjun, Stenospurmum, Stropenthus), roses, orchids. No. of taxa: 160 Location: AHMEDABAD Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Gujarat University USSC Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, AHMEDABAD , Gujarat. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,212 Trees and shrubs, ferns, aquatics. Prepares a regular seed list. No. of taxa: Rare & Endangered plants: Cyperus papyrus. Location: ALIGARH Founded: 1962 Garden Name: Aligarh Muslim University Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, ALIGARH, , Uttar Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 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 , Uttar Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specim ens: 50,000

2 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 , Uttar Pradesh. supported private institute. 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 , Uttar Pradesh.. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 18,000 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 Garden Name: G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Address: Environment and Development, Kosi - Katarmal, ALMORA , Uttar Pradesh. Status: Unknown Location: AMRITSAR Founded: 1975 Garden Name: Botanical Garden Guru Nanak Dev University Address: Department of Biology, Guru Nanak Dev University, AMRITSAR , Punjab. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 4,000 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 ) in Amritsar was established in 1919 and is owned by the Punjab Government, but managed by Amritsar

3 Municipality. Its collections include 850 taxa (290 spp. and 560 varieties) mainly of ornamental plants (eg. Roses, bougainvilleas, chrysanthemums, Gladiolus and annuals). Location: ANAND Garden Name: Botanic Garden. Address: Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Campus, ANAND , Gujarat. Location: ANANDANAGAR Garden Name: Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions Address: 50 MSH Layout, 2nd Stage, 3rd Main, Anandanagar, Bangalore Status: Non governmental organisation FRLHT coordinates a national network of medicinal plant nature reserves and local botanic gardens in India.. 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 , Maharastra. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 50,000 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 , Karnataka. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000 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.). 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 , Karnataka. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000

4 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 Garden Name: Indian Institute of Horticultural Research. Address: Hessarghatta Lake, BANGALORE , Karnataka. Status: Unknown Location: BANGALORE Founded: in 19 th century. Garden Name: Sri Chamarajendra Park (formerly Cubbon Park). Address: BANGALORE , Karnataka. Status:State 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. Location: BARANG Founded: 1963 Garden Name: State Botanical Garden Address: BARANG , Cuttack, Orissa. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500 Trees and shrubs (750 spp.), cacti, palms No. of taxa: 1,500 (spp.) (and 2,500 cvs.). Location: BARRACKPORE Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Jawahar Kunj Garden Address: Range Officer, Jawahar Kunj, P.O.: BARRACKPOREANG, Dist.: North 24-Parganas, West Bengal. Herbarium: Yes. Perennial plants (2,000 accessions) and roses. No. of taxa: 250 (spp.). Location: BHAGALPUR Founded: 1923 Garden Name: Botanical Garden Address: Bihar Agricultural College, Sabour, BHAGALPUR, Bihar. Status: Autonomous Body

5 Trees and shrubs (117 accessions). No. of taxa: 75 Location: BHAGALPUR Garden Name: Bhagalpur University Botanical Garden Address: Post Graduate Department of Botany, Bhagalpur University, BHAGALPUR, Bihar.. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown. 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.). Location: BHEL Founded: 1965 Garden Name: Bhel Garden Complex Address: BHEL (Piplani), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Trees and shrubs (10,000 accessions).. Location: BHUBANESWAR Founded: 1971 Garden Name: Utkal University Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, Utkal University, Vani Bihar, BHUBANESWAR , Orissa. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 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 Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000 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 , Bihar. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

6 Trees & shrubs, botanical & horticultural interest. No. of taxa: 750 Location: BOLPUR Garden Name: Department of Botany and Botanic Garden. Address: Ravindra Bharti University, SANTINIKETAN , Bolpur, Dist. Birbhum, West Bengal. Location: BURDWAN Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Burdwan University Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, Burdwan University, BURDWAN, Golapbag, West Bengal, India. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000 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 , West Bengal. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,500,000 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 , West Bengal.. Trees, shrubs, climbers, aquatics, ferns, orchids, shade plants. No. of taxa: 103. Location: CALCUTTA Founded: 1820 (The present garden was established in 1872) Garden Name: The Agri-Horticultural Society of India Address: 1, Alipore Road, CALCUTTA , West Bengal. Status: Autonomous Body

7 Tropical ornamental plants, fruit plants, economic plants. Hibiscus, Plumeria, Rosa, Bougainvillea... Location: CALCUTTA Founded: 1918 Garden Name: Experimental cum Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, CALCUTTA , West Bengal. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 25,000 A general collection of angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes and other lower plants..: 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 , 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 ) 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 ). 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 ). Jheel Meel Safari Park, Calcutta contains about 10,000 trees and shrubs. (Jheel Meel Safari Park, Salt Lake City, Calcutta ). 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 ). Victoria Memorial Garden, Calcutta includes about 1,000 trees and shrubs, representing 125 species. (Victoria Memorial Garden, I Queen s Way, Calcutta Location: CALICUT Founded: 1971 Garden Name: Calicut University Botanical Garden Address: Department of Botany, Calicut University, CALICUT , Kerala. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000 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 , Union Territory of Chandigarh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 15, trees and shrubs, 255 cacti and other succulents, aquatics, ferns, orchids, conservatory plants, rockery plants.

8 No. of taxa: +1,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, threatened gymnosperms, orchids, cacti and pteridophytes. Location: CHAUBATTIA Garden Name: Government Gardens Address: CHAUBATTIA , Almora, Uttar Pradesh. Temperate fruit and nut trees, vegetables, ornamental plants, including almond, apple, apricot, cherry, hazelnuts, horse chestnut, peach, pear, persimon, plum, walnut., but 22,500 accessions grown.. Location: CHITRAKUT Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: C.G. Vishwavidhalaya, CHITRAKUT , U.P.. Location: COIMBATORE Founded: 1906 Garden Name: University Botanic Garden Address: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Lawley Road (P.O.), COIMBATORE 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 Hibiscus, Bougainvillea, Codiaeum, roses, cacti and succulents. No. of taxa: 1,100 (300 spp. and 800 vars.) : Location: COIMBATORE Founded: 1971 Garden Name: Institute of Forest Genetics & Tree Breeding Address: PO Box 1031, COIMBATORE , Tamil Nadu. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 40,000 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 , West Bengal. Status: Municipal

9 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. 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 , West Bengal. Status: Autonomous Body Trees and shrubs (200 spp.). No. of taxa: 350 spp. 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 , The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. 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 Location: DARJEELING Founded: 1878 Garden Name: Lloyd Botanic Garden Address: DARJEELING , West Bengal. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000 Conifers, exotic and indigenous plants, orchids, Magnolia. No. of taxa: 1,800 Location: DARJEELING Founded: 1948 Garden Name: Darjeeling Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, Darjeeling Government College, DARJEELING , West Bengal. Status: Educational Establishment

10 Acanthaceae, Betulaceae, Saxifragaceae, Solanaceae, Rosaceae, Ericaceae, foliage plants, temperate and subtropical Himalayan spp. No. of taxa: +100 Rare & Endangered plants:. Special Conservation Collections: Plants of the region. Location: DARJEELING Founded: 1958 Garden Name: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park Address: Jawahar Parbat (Birch Hill), P.O. & Dist.: Darjeeling, DARJEELING , West Bengal. Status: Private Himalayan forest species.. Rare & Endangered plants: Endangered Himalayan species. Special Conservation Collections: Plants of the region. Location: DEHRA DUN Founded: 1934 Garden Name: Botanical Garden Address: Forest Research Institute and Colleges, PO New Forest, DEHRA DUN, Uttar Pradesh. Status: Educational Establishment Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 330,000 Timber, ornamental and other economic species, bamboos, gymnosperms. No. of taxa: 2,200 (1,000 spp. and 1,200 varieties). Rare & Endangered plants:. Location: DEHRA DUN Garden Name: Experimental Gardens Dehra Dun Address: Botanical Survey of India (Northern Circle), P.O. Khirsu, Garhwal , Uttar Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500 Trees & shrubs, Morus, Pinus, Populus, Prunus, Sapindus, wild germplasm of the Himalayas, medicinal plants. No. of taxa: 1,500 Rare & Endangered plants: Himalayan threatened plants. Special Conservation Collections: Himalayan species including medicinal plants. Location: DELHI Founded: 1976 Garden Name: Botanical Garden NBPGR Address: National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Horticulture Section, Issapur Village, Najafgarh Block, DELHI. Status: Autonomous body Ornamental plants, germplasm collections of horticultural crops. Location: DELHI Founded: 1947 Garden Name: Delhi University Botanical Garden Address: Department of Botany, Delhi University, DELHI

11 Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 13,000 General research and teaching collection.. Location: DHARWAD Founded: 1963 Garden Name: Botany Garden Address: Botany Department, Karnatak University, DHARWAD , Karnataka. Herbarium: Yes. Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 2,000 Plants representing the Western Ghats and other exotic collections. No. of taxa: 1,400 Rare & Endangered plants: Ficus krishna Special Conservation Collections: Launaea nobilis, Ficus krishna, Rauvolfia serpentina Location: DHAULAKUAN Garden Name: Arboretum, Address: Department of Forestry, DHAULAKUAN, Himachal Pradesh.. Location: GANGTOK Garden Name: Botanical Survey of India. Address: Sikkim Himalaya Circle, GANGTOK , Sikkim. Raj Bhavan Garden, in GANGTOK attached to the Governor s Palace, contains a collection of 50 species and an orchid collection. Location: GUWAHATI Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: Guwahati University, GUWAHATI , Assam. Location: HAMDARD NAGAR Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: Facult y of Science, Hamdard University, Hamdard Nagar, NEW DELHI

12 Location: HYDERABAD Garden Name: Botanic Garden Department of Botany Address: Osmania University, HYDERABAD - 7, Andhra Pradesh. Ferns, cacti, succulents, Codiaeum, Coleus, other ornamental plants, tropical trees and shrubs. No. of taxa: 1,000 Location: IMPHAL Garden Name: Dept. of Life Sciences & Botanic Garden Address: Manipur University, IMPHAL , Manipur. Location: ITANAGAR Garden Name: State Forest Research Institute Address: Van Bihar, P.O. Box No. 159, ITANAGAR , Arunchal Pradesh. A botanic garden is being developed by the University of Jabalpore, Pachpedi, Jabalpore It includes a small herbarium. Location: JABALPUR Garden Name: Tropical Forest Research Institute, (ICFRE). Address: P.O. RFRC, Mandla road, JABALPUR , Madhya Pradesh. Status: Unknown Location: JAIPUR Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: University of Rajasthan, JAIPUR , Rajasthan.

13 Location: JAMMU TAWI Garden Name: Dept. of Bio-Sciences & Botanic Garden. Address: University of Jammu, JAMMU TAWI , Jammu and Kashmir. Location: JAMMU-TAWI Garden Name: Herbarium and Botanic Garden. Address: Regional and Research Laboratory, Canal Road, JAMMU-TAWI , J & K. Status: Unknown Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown Location: JAMSHEDPUR Founded: 1958 Garden Name: Jubilee Park Address: JAMSHEDPUR , Singhbhum, Bihar. Status: Private Trees & shrubs (7,800 accessions), roses, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, flowering plants of the region. No. of taxa: 1,200 Telco Garden and Nursery, Jamshedpur, established in 1963 has a good collection of trees, shrubs and fruit species. (Tata Engineering & Locomotive Company (Telco). Jamshedpur , Dist.: Singhblum, Bihar). Location: JODHPUR Garden Name: Botanical Survey of India Address: Arid Zone Circle, 775/80, Subhash Nagar, Khema Ka Kuan, Pal Basni Canal Link Road, Post Bag No. 46, JODHPUR , Rajasthan. Location: JODHPUR Founded: 1963 Garden Name: Central Arid Zone Research Institute Address: (I.C.A.R.), JODHPUR , Rajasthan. Herbarium: yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 6,000

14 Arid and semi-aridland plants. No. of taxa: 850. Ganga Niwas Garden, Jodhpur has a collection of 110 trees and 300 shrubs of botanical and horticultural interest. (Inspector of Garden, Garden Department, Bikaner, Dist.: Bikaner, Rajasthan. Mandore Garden, Jodhpur contains a collection of 1,200 trees and shrubs, including an orchard of mango, jamun, mulberry, fig, tamarind, guava as well as roses, cacti. (Superintendent, Government Garden, Jodhpur, Dist.: Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Also in Jodhpur are Nehru Park and Umaid Garden (formerly The Willingdon Garden), both with extensive collections of trees and shrubs. Location: JUNAGADH Founded: 1900 Garden Name: Botanical Garden (Motibang) Address: Department of Agricultural Botany, Gujarat Agricultural University, JUNAGADH , Gujarat. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,351 Trees and shrubs (650 accessions), medicinal plants, Cassia spp., Delonix, Ficus, Terminalia, cacti. No. of taxa: 175. Location: KALLAR Founded: 1900 Garden Name: State Horticultural Farm Address: KALLAR, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu Tropical and subtropical spice and fruit plants, such a clove, nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon, avocado, grapefruit, mangosteen, durian etc. No. of taxa: 50 Location: KODAIKANAL Founded: 1908 Garden Name: The Bryant Park Address: KODAIKANAL, Tamil Nadu. Trees & shrubs (325 spp.), annuals (100 spp.), perennials, roses (742 cvs.), cacti, succulents, orchids, Chrysanthemum. No. of taxa: 1,167. Location: KOTTAKUPPAM Founded: 1968 Garden Name: Auroville Address: Shakti - Auroville, KOTTAKUPPAM Status: Unknown Herbarium: Yes. Acacia, Bauhinia, Cassia, Hibiscus, orchids, Plumeria. No. of taxa: 2,000

15 Location: KRISHNANAGAR Founded: 1934 Garden Name: State Horticultural Research Station Address: P.O. KRISHNANAGAR, Dist: Nadia, West Bengal. Citrus, custard apple, guava, litchi, mango, banana, pineapple, sapota and other fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants, represented by about 150 varieties. No. of taxa: 150 (20 spp.) Rare & Endangered plants: No. Location: LUCKNOW Founded: 1953 (but historic records of the Garden date back to 1800) Garden Name: National Botanical Research Institute Address: Rana Pratap Marg, P.B. No. 436, LUCKNOW , Uttar Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 90,000. Varietal collection of ornamental and non-agricultural economic crops, eg rose (500 rose hybrids), Canna (150 taxa), Gladiolus (120 taxa), Bougainvillea,(250 taxa), Hibiscus, Chrysanthemum (450 taxa), Ixora, bulbous plants, Vitis vinifera, Eucalyptus. The arboretum contains about 500 native and exotic tree species. Under glass, collections of palms (60 species), cacti and other succulents (500 species) and ferns (65 native and exotic species) are maintained. No. of taxa: 6,000 Rare & Endangered plants: A wide range of threatened species are cultivated, including the following - Frerea indica, Bentinckia nicobarica, Commiphora wightii, Cycas beddomei, C. pectinata, Erythrina resupinata, Hoya pendula, H. wightii, Rauvolfia serpentina, Phoenix rubicola, Sophora mollis, Tecomella undullata and Vanilla planifolia. Location: LUCKNOW Founded: 1951 Garden Name: Botanic Garden of the Central Drug Research Institute Address: Chattar Manzil Palace, LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh. Status: Autonomous Body Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000 Medicinal plants. Location: MADRAS Founded: 1835 Garden Name: Agri-Horticultural Society Address: 31 Cathedral Road, MADRAS , Tamil Nadu. Status: Private Trees, shrubs and ornamentals. No. of taxa: 110 Location: MADRAS Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Entomology Research Institute Address: Loyola College (Autonomous), Madras Status: Educational Establishment Medicinal and insecticidal plants, botanical pesticidal plants. Wild pulses.

16 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes Location: MADRAS Garden Name: Department of Botany and Botanic Garden. Address: University of Madras, MADRAS , Tamil Nadu. Location: MADURAI Founded: 1973 Garden Name: Madurai Kamraj University Botanic Garden Address: Division of Plant Sciences, Madurai Kamraj University, MADURAI , Tamil Nadu. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 400 Trees & shrubs (3,500 accessions), local succulents, Nagamalai flora. No. of taxa: 250. Location: MANALI Garden Name: Arboretum Address: Department of Forestry, MANALI, Himachal Pradesh. Herbarium: No Location: MEERUT Founded: 1970 Garden Name: Meerut University Botanical Garden Address: Botany Department, Meerut University, MEERUT, Uttar Pradesh.... Location: MUMBAI (BOMBAY) Founded: 1862 Garden Name: Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan and Pranisangrahalaya Address:, Byculla, BOMBAY , Maharashtra. Status: Municipal Herbarium: No Trees and shrubs (3,624 accessions), foliage plants. No. of taxa: 480. Location: MUMBAI (BOMBAY) Founded: 1930

17 Garden Name: Botanical Garden Address: Institute of Sciences, BOMBAY , Maharashtra. Status: Educational Establishment Pteridophytes, gymnosperms. No. of taxa: 175 Location: MUMBAI (BOMBAY) Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Landscape & Cosmetic Maintenance Section Address: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Lawn grasses, Bougainvillea, Canna. No. of taxa: 1,500 Location: MUNIRABAD Founded: 1967 Garden Name: Pampavana Garden Address: Munirabad, Dist.: Raichur, Karnataka Flowering trees No. of taxa: 803 (including 564 spp. and 239 vars.) Location: MYSORE Founded: 1927 Garden Name: Brindavan Gardens Address: c/o Assistant Director of Horticulture, Brindavan Gardens, K.R. Sagar, Vangapatna Taluk, MYSORE, Mandya, Karnataka.. Herbaceous annuals and perennials, bougainvilleas, Mussaenda. Location: MYSORE Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: University of Mysore, MYSORE, Karnataka. Other Gardens in Mysore include Curzon Park and Nishat Baugh, both with good collections of trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Location: NAGPUR Garden Name: Botanic Garden - College of Agriculture

18 Address: NAGPUR , Maharashtra. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown Rare & Endange red plants: Unknown Location: NEW DELHI Garden Name: Genetics Division Address: Indian Agricultural Research Institute, NEW DELHI Status: Educational Establishment Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 400 Other gardens in New Delhi with good plant collections include Buddha Jayanti Park (with 160 spp. and in particular plants associated with the life of Lord Buddha), Lodi Garden (8,000 accessions), Nehru Park (+4,000 accessions), Rashtrapati Bhavan Garden (flowering trees, bulbs, orchids, bougainvillea, ferns, succulents and 4090 varieties of rose), Talkatora Garden (1,000 tree accessions in 40 genera). Location: NEW ITANAGAR Garden Name: Arunchal Field Station. Address: Botanical Survey of India, Sankie View, NEW ITANAGAR , Arunachal Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 6,000 A general collection of tropical species, including epiphytes, orchids, Melastomataceae, Zingiberaceae, rhododendrons and trees from the surrounding region. No. of taxa: c.500 Location: NORTH WAYANAD Garden Name: Narayana Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary Address: East West University, Department of Botany, Alattil P.O., NORTH WAYANAD, Kerala. Status: Private Native pteridophytes, orchids and other species from the Western Ghats. Rare & Endangered plants: Many locally endangered species, particularly orchids, such as Chrysoglossum maculatum and ferns. Conservation is the primary mission of the Sanctuary. Location: OOTACAMUND Founded: 1847 Garden Name: Government Botanic Gardens Address: OOTACAMUND , The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Economic plants, cacti and succulents, orchids (120 spp.), ferns (127 spp.), roses (300 cvs.), begonias, chicory, annuals and herbaceous perennials, conifers, Cinchona, Eucalyptus, wattle. No. of taxa: 1,100 Rare & Endangered plants: Several threatened conifers and other woody species.

19 Special Conservation Collections: Aims to conserve plants from the warm temperate climates. Location: PADAGIRI Garden Name: NHCS - Nelliyampathi Hills Conservation Society Address: formerly Magali Estates (P) Ltd., PADAGIRI P.O , Kerala. Status: Private. Location: PALAMPUR Founded: Garden Name: Dhauladhar Botanical Gardens and Arboretum Address: Department of Forestry, Haryana Pradesh Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, PALAMPUR, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Status: Autonomous Body Trees and shrubs (350 accessions), gymnosperms, legumes, azaleas, orchids. No. of taxa: 100. Location: PALAYAMKOTTAI Founded: Garden Name: St. Xavier's College Botanic Garden Address:, Centre for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, St Xavier s College, PALAYAMKOTTAI, Tamil Nadu Status: Educational Establishment. Herbarium: Yes. Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Includes 10,000 fern specimens and the voucher specimens for Fr Matthew s Flora of the Palni Hills. Native ferns of the Western Ghats. No. of taxa: c.150 Rare & Endangered plants: Rare and endangered plants of the Western Ghats, especially from the Palni Hills in which the Garden is situated and endangered ferns. Location: PALGHAT Garden Name: AVREFA Herbal Garden. Address: AVP Factory Complex, Kanjikode, PALGHAT , Kerala. Status: Unknown Location: PATIALA Founded: 1972 Garden Name: Punjabi University Botanic Gardens Address: Department of Botany, Punjabi University, PATIALA , Punjab. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 52,000 Bamboo garden, Bougainvillea garden, bulb garden, cactus garden (including 78 types of cactus and succulents), Canna garden, Gymnosperms (23 types), palm garden, tropical plant house. No. of taxa: 400

20 Rare & Endangered plants:yes 17. Endangered trees of the Punjab and western Himalayas. Special Conservation Collections: Representative collections of North Indian flora, Gymnosperms, timber and conservation of germplasm of wild species. A nearby garden in Patiala, Chotti Baradari Gardens contains several groves of rare exotic and endemic trees, together with varieties of rare mangoes and guavas. Its glasshouse collections include over 100 varieties of Himalayan ferns, Caladium spp. crotons, palms, orchids, Dracaena spp. and Gloxinia spp. Location: PAURI Garden Name: Experimental Garden Address: Botanical Survey of India (Northern Circle), Pauri, Garhwal , Uttar Pradesh. Mughal Garden, PINJORE, Haryana, has an extensive collection of fruit tres, including jackfruit, mango, litchi, papaya, banana, bael, chiku, loquat and ornamental trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. Location: PONDICHERRY Founded: 1826 Garden Name: The Pondicherry Botanical Garden Address: P.O. & Dist. Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu.. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 250 Trees and shrubs (2,260 accessions), roses, ornamentals, medicinal plants. No. of taxa: 500. Location: PORT BLAIR Founded: Garden Name: Experimental Garden of Botanical Survey of India (Andaman-Nicobar) Address: Port Blair , South Andaman.. Mainly native plants of the Andaman-Nicobar Islands and exotic plants of potential economic importance for the islands. No. of taxa: c.160 Rare & Endangered plants: Kaempferia siphonantha, Euphorbia epiphylloides, Caesaria andamanica, Arisaema saddlepeakense and other Andaman-Nicobar Island endemics. Location: PUNE Founded: 1958 Garden Name: Experimental Botanical Gardens Address: Botanical Survey of India (Western Circle), 7 Koregaon Road, PUNE , Maharashtra. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500 Medicinal plants, orchids, trees and shrubs, economic plants. No. of taxa: 400 Rare & Endangered plants: A few threatened species, such as Ceropegia attenuata, C. vincaefolia, Frerea indica, Iphigenia stellata, Phaius tankervillea, Psilotum nudum, Rauvolfia serpentina, Santalum album and Vanilla wightiana.

21 Location: PUNE Founded: 1830 Garden Name: Empress Botanical Gardens Address: PUNE (MS). Status: Unknown. Herbarium: No Deciduous trees, tropical shrubs/climbers and exotic foliage plants.. Location: PUNE Founded: 1961 Garden Name: University of Poona Botanic Garden Address: PUNE , Maharashtra. Herbarium: No Trees and shrubs (350 accessions), ferns, gymnosperms, orchids. No. of taxa: 520. Location: RAE BARELI Garden Name: Indira Gandhi Memorial Botanical Garden. Address: RAE BARELI , Uttar Pradesh. Status: Unknown Location: RAIPUR Founded: 1979 Garden Name: Ravi Sankar University Botanical Garden Address: Department of Biosciences, Ravi Sankar University, RAIPUR , Madhya Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 300 Ornamentals, trees, shrubs. No. of taxa: 205 (75 spp.and 130 vars). Location: RAJKOT Founded: 1978 Garden Name: Saurashtra University Experimental Garden Address: Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, RAJKOT , Gujarat. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Small garden collection of plants used in ecological research. No. of taxa: 100 Location: RUMTEK Garden Name: Jawaharlal Nehru Botanic Garden Address: Land Use & Environment Dept., RUMTEK, Sikkim.

22 . A diverse collection of native plants from the region, such as species of Michelia, Phoebe, Persea, Quercus, Schima, Edgeworthia, etc. and other exotic species. Location: SAGAR Founded: 1946 Garden Name: Botanical Garden " Dr H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya" Address: University of Sagar, SAGAR , Madhya Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 10,000 Trees and shrubs (500 spp), Ginkgo, Pinus, Tylophora, leafy cacti, Ephedra, Areca, Rauvolfia, Caryota, Dillenia, ferns. No. of taxa: +2,000 Rare & Endangered plants:ginkgo biloba, Rauvolfia serpentina, Viscum, Paracalyx scariosus, Hymenodictyon orixense. Special Conservation Collections: Native plants of the Himalayas and Western Ghats. Location: SAHARANPUR Founded: before 1750 Garden Name: Horticultural Experiment and Training Centre Address: SAHARANPUR , Uttar Pradesh. Status: Educational Establishment Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 820 Tropical and subtropical fruits and ornamental plants. Economic plants (such as Ilex paraguensis, Macademia ternifolia, Ficus retusa, Gleditschia ferox, Haematoxylon campechianum, Koelreuteria paniculata, Pithecelobium saman, Schotia brachyptala and Zamia latifolia), medicinal plants. No. of taxa: 1,500. Location: SANTINIKETAN Founded: 1953 (university gardens), 1919 (Uttarayan Complex) Garden Name: Uttarayan Complex and Gardens. Address: Ravindra Bhawan, Vishwa Bharti, SANTINIKETAN , West Bengal. Trees and shrubs (7,000 accessions)., probably about 300. Location: SHILLONG Founded: 1959 Garden Name: National Orchidarium and Botanic Garden Address: Botanical Survey of India (Eastern Circle), Woodlands, SHILLONG , Meghalaya. Ferns, conifers, medicinal plants, economic plants, orchids. No. of taxa: 210 Rare & Endangered plants: Some threatened orchids Location: SHILLONG Founded: 1966 Garden Name: Barapani Experimental Garden

23 Address: Botanical Survey of India (Eastern Circle), Barapani, SHILLONG, Meghalaya. Herbarium: No Orchids, Nepenthes, medicinal plants, insectivorous plants, arboricultural species. Rare & Endangered plants: Nepenthes khasiana Special Conservation Collections: Aims to collect rare and endangered species of N.E. India. Location: SHILLONG Garden Name: Botanic Garden Address: Forest Department, Government of Meghalaya, SHILLONG, Meghalaya.. Native woody plants from the local region. Location: SIRAI TALUKA Garden Name: Botanic Garden. Address: Forest Research Centre, Terakanahalli, SIRAI TALUKA, Dist. Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. Gandhi Park, SIROHI, Dak Bungalow, Rajasthan contains a collection of 420 trees and shrubs. Location: SOLAN Founded: 1980 Garden Name: Botanical Garden and Arboretum Address: Department of Forestry, Himachal Pradesh Krishi Visva Vidyalaya, SNS Nagar, Nauni, SOLAN , Himachal Pradesh. Status: Unknown. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Trees and shrubs (600 accessions), including azaleas, camellias, oaks, gymnosperms, tropical pines, bougainvilleas. Locally indigenous species. No. of taxa: 200 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, e.g. Pinus gerardiana, Cunninghamia sinensis, Ginkgo biloba, etc. Location: SRINAGAR Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & University Botany Garden Address: Kashmir University, SRINAGAR, Jummu and Kashmir. Also in Srinagar are the Shalimar Gardens, Nishat Bagh (3km. north of Shalimar) and Chashma-E- Shahi Garden, each with good collections of trees and shrubs.

24 Location: SURAT Founded: 1979 Garden Name: University Botanical Garden Address: Department of Biosciences, South Gujarat University, Post Box 49, SURAT , Gujarat. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000 Trees and shrubs of South Gujarat Forests (700 accessions), medicinal plants, No. of taxa: 300 Rare & Endangered plants: Attempts have been made to collect and raise rare species of South Gujaret forests. Location: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Founded: 1979 Garden Name: Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute Address: Palode, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , Kerala. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 24,000 Orchids, Ficus, medicinal plants (about 700 species), palms, bamboos. No. of taxa: 2,200 Rare & Endangered plants: Many rare and threatened plants are cultivated, from the Western Ghats and locally from the Agastyamalai Hills. Threatened species collections include the following: Adhatoda beddomei, Eriocaulon dalzelli, Coscinium fenestratum, Bentinckia coddapanna, Vanda coerulea, Paphiopedilum druryi, Ipsea malabarica, Kaempferia galanga, etc. Location: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Founded: 1968 Garden Name: Kerala University Botanic Garden. Address: Kerala University, Kariavattam, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala... Economic,medical, horticultural plants and wild relatives of crops. No. of taxa: (1,650 (including 1,300 spp.and 350 cv.) Rare & Endangered plants: Some local species. Location: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Founded: 1858 Garden Name: Government Botanic Gardens. Address: Dept. of Museum & Zoos, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , Kerala. Tropical and ornamental flowering trees and shrubs No. of taxa: c.4,500 (800 spp. and 4,000 varieties). Location: TIPI Founded: 1972 Garden Name: Botanic Garden Address: Orchid Research and Development Centre, TIPI, Bhalukpong , Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1950 Orchids (19,322 orchid specimens representing 400 spp), Nepenthes, indigenous tree species, succulents, timber trees. No. of taxa: 350

25 Rare & Endangered plants: 22 endangered orchids of the north east region of India, Coptis teeta, Nepenthes khasia. Location: TIRUCHIRAPALLI Garden Name: The Rapinat Herbarium Address: St Joseph's College, TIRUCHIRAPALLI , Tamil Nadu. Status: Educational Establishment. Herbarium: Yes Location: TRICHUR Garden Name: Botanic Garden Address: Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Dist. TRICHUR, Kerala. Special Conservation Collections: Unknown Location: UJJAIN Founded: 1969 Garden Name: Vikram University Botanic Garden Address: School of Studies in Botany, Vikram University, UJJAIN , Madhya Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000 Trees and shrubs. No. of taxa: 500 Rare & Endangered plants: 12 endangered & rare plants, eg. Bauhinia vahlii, Clematis triloba, Dillenia pentagyna, Ficus krishnae, Rauvolfia serpentina, Tylophora tenuis and W rightia tinctoria. Location: VADODARA Founded: 1885 Garden Name: Maharaja Sayajirao University Botanical Gardens Address: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Faculty of Science, University of Baroda, VADODARA , Gujarat.. Herbarium : Unknown. Economic plants, ferns, medicinal plants, trees and shrubs (5,000 accessions) No. of taxa: 500 (spp.). Location: VARANASI Garden Name: Department of Botany and Botanic Garden. Address: Banaras Hindu University, VARANASI , Uttar Pradesh..

26 Location: WAGHAI-DANGS Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Waghai-Dangs Botanical Gardens Address: WAGHAI-DANGS (Via Bilimora, Pin: , Gujarat. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 10,000 Trees and shrubs (800 spp.), herbaceous perennials and annuals No. of taxa: c.1,800 (spp.). Location: WALTAIR Garden Name: Andhra University Experimental Garden Address: Department of Botany, Andhra University, WALTAIR, Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 14,500 Medicinal & poisonous plants. Location: YERCAUD Founded: 1963 Garden Name: National Orchidarium and Experimental Garden Address: Botanical Survey of India (Southern Circle), YERCAUD , Salem District, Tamil Nadu. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 8,000 Orchids (210 spp.), ferns (43 spp.), endangered plants, wild relatives of cultivated plants, ferns, cacti and succulents. No. of taxa: 1,277 Rare & Endangered plants: Threatened plants of India Special Conservation Collections: Orchids. Key reference: Chakraverty, R.K. and Mukhopadhyay, D.P., (1990). A Directory of Botanic Gardens and Parks in India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, India.