The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Perugia (20,000 m²) is a
botanical garden operated by the
University of Perugia. It is located at Borgo XX Giugno 74,
Perugia,
Umbria,
Italy, and open to the public daily.
Today's garden was established in 1962 between Via San Costanzo and Via Romana, as a successor to Perugia's first botanical garden (1768), which was moved and re-established several times over the centuries. It currently contains about 3000
species, including:
* Aquatic plants - ''
Azolla filiculoides'', ''
Caltha palustris
''Caltha palustris'', known as marsh-marigold and kingcup, is a small to medium size perennial herbaceous plant of the buttercup family, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It flower ...
'', ''
Cyperus papyrus
''Cyperus papyrus'', better known by the common names papyrus, papyrus sedge, paper reed, Indian matting plant, or Nile grass, is a species of aquatic flowering plant belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a tender herbaceous perenn ...
'', ''
Eichhornia crassipes'', ''
Iris pseudacorus'', ''
Lemna minor'', ''
Ligularia tussilaginea
''Ligularia'' (leopard plant) is a genus of Old World herbaceous perennial plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. They have yellow or orange composite flower heads with brown or yellow central disc florets, and are nativ ...
'', ''
Lythrum salicaria'', ''
Nelumbo nucifera'', ''
Nymphaea
''Nymphaea'' () is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduc ...
'', ''Pistia stratiotes'', ''Salvinia natans'', and ''Trapa natans''.
* Arboretum - ''Castanea (genus), Castanea'', ''Beech, Fagus'', ''Loranthus'', ''Populus'', ''Quercus'', ''Salix'', and ''Viscum''.
* Fruits - ''Amelanchier'', ''Carica papaya'', ''Carya olivaeformis'' (''C. oliviformis'', a synonym of ''C. illinoinensis''), ''Coffea arabica'', ''Fragaria'', ''Malus'', ''Musa (genus), Musa'', ''Nephelium litchi'', ''Piper nigrum'', ''Psidium'', ''Ribes'', ''Rubus'', ''Prunus'', and ''Sorbus''.
* Succulents - ''Aeonium'', ''Aloe'', ''Bowiea volubilis'', ''Cereus (plant), Cereus'', ''Ceropegia'', ''Cotyledon'', ''Crassula lycopodioides'', ''Espostoa'', ''Euphorbiaceae'', ''Gasteria'', ''Haworthia'', ''Kalanchoe'', ''Pachypodium'', ''Sedum'', ''Sempervivum'', and ''Stapelia''.
* Tropical and subtropical plants - ''Cajanus cajan'', ''Cucurbita foetidissima'', ''Dracaena draco'', ''Erythrina crista-galli'', ''Feijoa sellowiana'', ''Persea americana'', ''Plumeria alba'', ''Psophocarpus tetragonolobus'', and ''Tamarillo''.
* Useful plants - ''Althaea (genus), Althaea'', ''Angelica'', ''Atropa'', ''Carlina'', ''Conium'', ''Digitalis'', ''Humulus'', ''Inula'', ''Levisticum'', ''Malva'', ''Marrubium'', ''Mentha'', ''Rheum (genus), Rheum'', ''Salvia'', ''Satureja'', ''Solanum'', ''Tanacetum'', ''Thymus'', and ''Valeriana''.
It also contains an alpine garden, zen garden, a large collection of Hydrangea, and greenhouse (700 m²).
See also
* List of botanical gardens in Italy
References
Orto Botanico dell'Università di Perugia* M. Bencivenga, "L'Orto botanico dell'Università di Perugia", in ''Orti botanici, Giardini Alpini, Arboreti Italiani'', pp. 219–224 - Edizioni Grifo, Palermo, 1992.
* A. Ranfa, ''L'Orto botanico di Perugia, guida alla visita'', Centro Stampa, Università di Perugia, 1993.
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Botanical gardens in Italy
University of Perugia
Gardens in Umbria
Museums in Perugia