Clavijero Botanical Garden

The Jardín Botánico Clavijero ( Clavijero Botanical Garden ) is an important botanical garden in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. The garden is dedicated to Francisco Javier Clavijero, who was a Novohispano Jesuit teacher, scholar and historian.

Description

The Clavijero Botanical Garden has a noted collection of regional plants with sections dedicated to Mexican ornamental flowers, reconstructed mountain environments in Xalapa, ferns and the most extensive variety of pines in Mexico.[1]

References

  1. Triedo, Nicolas (February 2008). "Fin de semana en Xalapa". Guía México Desconocido 372: 42–48. Retrieved October 14, 2008.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 03, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.