Botanical Garden of Vilnius University
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Botanical Garden of Vilnius University (Lithuanian: Vilniaus universiteto botanikos sodas) is a botanical garden situated in Vilnius, Lithuania.
[edit] History
The garden was established by professor J. E. Giliber (1741-1814) of Vilnius University in 1781. In 1832 the Vilnius University and Botanical Garden were closed. In 1919, the Botanical Garden was started in a new location. In 1975, it was assigned new territory to expand the garden in Kairėnai, now in Antakalnis elderate of Vilnius.
[edit] Collection
- 2,500 taxa in Department of Dendrology
- 3,000 taxa in Department of Plant Systematic and Geography
- 3,200 taxa in Department of Floriculture
- 300 taxa in Department of Plant Genetic
- 750 taxa in Department of Pomology
- 100 taxa in Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Isolated Tissue Cultures
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