Madeira Botanical Garden () is a
botanical garden in
Funchal,
Madeira
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, opened to the public in 1960. The area was previously part of an estate belonging to the family of William Reid, founder of
Reid's Hotel
Belmond Reid's Palace (a.k.a. Reid's Palace) is a historic hotel located to the west of Funchal Bay in Madeira, Portugal, in an imposing position looking out over the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel has beautiful sloping gardens. The hotel's complex in ...
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Collections
The garden is divided into six areas:
* Madeiran indigenous and endemic species
* arboretum (collection of trees and shrubs)
* succulent plants
* agro-industrial plants
* medicinal and aromatic plants
* palm trees and
cycads
Arboretum is located in the north part of the Garden, succulent plants in centre-east, agro-industrial plants in the center, palm trees in the south. Remaining parts of the Garden are covered with flowers other flora species.
The gardens include a bird park (Louro Bird Park) and a three-room Natural History Museum.
There is a collection of around 300 exotic birds, including Blue and Yellow
Macaw
Macaws are a group of New World parrots that are long-tailed and often colorful. They are popular in aviculture or as companion parrots, although there are conservation concerns about several species in the wild.
Biology
Of the many differe ...
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Cockatoo,
Parrots and
Lory
Loriini is a tribe of small to medium-sized arboreal parrots characterized by their specialized brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar of various blossoms and soft fruits, preferably berries. The species form a monophyletic group within the ...
in the exotic bird park.
See also
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List of botanical gardens#Portugal
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:Flora of Madeira
References
External links
Convention on Biological Diversity data
1960 establishments in Portugal
Botanical gardens in Portugal
Tourist attractions in Madeira
Funchal
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