John C. Gifford Arboretum

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The John C. Gifford Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden located at the northwest corner of the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, Florida in the United States.

The Arboretum was founded, in 1947, by Prof. Frank J. Rimoldi and, in 1949, named for Prof. John C. Gifford. In 1950, the Gifford Society of Tropical Botany was formed to promote the study of tropical plants, and the arboretum grew to more than 500 plants.

A view of the John C. Gifford Arboretum, located on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida

The Arboretum's collection currently includes: Acacia cornigera, Acacia farnesiana, Acacia macrantha, Acalypha wilkesiana, Adansonia digitata, Alstonia macrophylla, Alvaradoa amorphoides, Amyris elemifera, Ardisia escallonioides, Averrhoa bilimbi, Averrhoa carambola, Bombacaceae, Bombax ceiba, Bougainvillea glabra, Bourreria ovata, Bursera simaruba, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Callicarpa americana, Cananga odorata, Capparis cynophyllophora, Casimiroa edulis, Cassia fistula, Cecropia palmata, Ceiba pentandra, Chorisia speciosa, Chrysophyllum oliviforme, Citrus latifolia, Clerodendrum indicum, Cordia boisseri, Cordia sebestena, Costus spicatus, Couroupita guianensis, Crescentia cujete, Delonix regia, Dombeya wallichii, Duranta erecta, Elaeis guineensis, Erythrina herbacea, Eucalyptus deglupta, Eugenia uniflora, Ficus altissima, Garcia nutans, Guaiacum sanctum, Guapira discolor, Hamelia patens, Harpullia arborea, Hedychium coronarium, Heliconia rostrata, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Holmskioldia sanguinea, Hura crepitans, Inga vera, Ipomoea carnea, Jacaranda mimosaefolia, Jacquinia keyensis, Latania loddigesii, Lonchocarpus violaceus, Malpighia glabra, Nyctaginaceae, Ocotea coriacea, Pachira aquatica, Parmentiera cereifera, Pimenta dioica, Pithecellobium keyense, Plumeria rubra, Pouteria campechiana, Pseudobombax ellipticum, Psychotria punctata, Pterospermum acerifolium, Russelia sarmentosa, Schizolobium parahybum, Senna alata, Senna ligustrina, Simaroubaceae, Sophora tomentosa, Strelitzia nicolai, Swietenia mahagoni, Tamarindus indica, Theobroma cacao, Triplaris cumingiana, Veitchia macdanielsii, Xylosma flexuosa, Zanthoxylum fagara, and Zizyphus mauritiana.

[edit] External Link

• John C. Gifford Arboretum official site

[edit] See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States