Botanical Garden of Vilnius University ( lt, Vilniaus universiteto botanikos sodas) is a
botanical garden situated in
Vilnius,
Lithuania.
History
The garden was established by
professor
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...
Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert
Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert (21 June 1741, in Lyon – 2 September 1814, in Lyon) was a French politician, botanist, freemason, medical doctor and member of the Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts of Lyon
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The Academy of Sciences, Human ...
of
Vilnius University
Vilnius University ( lt, Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, oldest in the Baltic states and in Northern Europe outside the United Kingdom (or 6th overall following foundations of Oxford, Cambridge, St. Andrews, Glasgow an ...
in 1781. In 1832 the Vilnius University and Botanical Garden were closed. In 1919, the Botanical Garden of the Polish
Stefan Batory University
Vilnius University ( lt, Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, oldest in the Baltic states and in Northern Europe outside the United Kingdom (or 6th overall following foundations of Oxford, Cambridge, St. Andrews, Glasgow and ...
was started in a new location, in Vingis (known as Zakret at that time).
In 1975 territory of the garden was expanded. Since then the main part of the garden is in Kairėnai (address: Kairėnų 43, LT-10239 Vilnius) which is situated in
Antakalnis elderate of
Vilnius. There is also a department of the garden in
Vingis Park
Vingis Park ( lt, Vingio parkas) is the largest park in Vilnius, Lithuania, covering . It is located in a curve of the Neris River, hence its Lithuanian name: 'vingis' means "bend", "curve"; the same meaning has the historical Polish name of the l ...
(address: M. K. Čiurlionio 110, LT-03100 Vilnius).
Collection
The collection of the botanical garden includes 11,000
taxa
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of plants,
including:
* 2,500 taxa in Department of
Dendrology
Dendrology ( grc, δένδρον, ''dendron'', "tree"; and grc, -λογία, ''-logia'', ''science of'' or ''study of'') or xylology ( grc, ξύλον, ''ksulon'', "wood") is the science and study of woody plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas), ...
* 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
About one third of the Lithuanian
vascular plant inhabit the territory of the garden.
Research
The botanical garden carries out research in the areas of
biotechnology
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,
horticulture,
molecular genetics
Molecular genetics is a sub-field of biology that addresses how differences in the structures or expression of DNA molecules manifests as variation among organisms. Molecular genetics often applies an "investigative approach" to determine the ...
,
conservation,
ethnobotany,
systematics and
taxonomy.
References
External links
*
Virtual Tour
Botanical gardens in Lithuania
Buildings and structures in Vilnius
Buildings and structures of Vilnius University
Vilnius University Botanical garden
Botanical research institutes
Tourist attractions in Vilnius
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