Orto Botanico dell'Università di Lecce
Fruit trees in the botanical garden
The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Lecce (2 hectares), also known as the Orto Botanico di Lecce, is a botanical garden operated by the University of Lecce and located at Via Provinciale Lecce-Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Apulia, Italy.
Although Lecce's earliest botanical garden dates to 1814, it began an irreversible decline in 1866 after its acquisition by the province, and today's garden is a separate undertaking begun in 1994 by the university's biology department. It currently contains several hundred species.
See also
References
- Botanical Garden University of Salento (Italian)
- S. Marchiori, "L'Orto Botanico di Lecce", Museol. Sci., XII (1-2): 143-148, 1995.
- Gruppo Italiano per la Ricerca sulle Orchidee Spontanee (GIROS), Notiziario per i Soci, September 2002, no 21. PDF
Coordinates: 40°20′N 18°10′E / 40.333°N 18.167°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, January 25, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.