The Sudan National Botanical Garden, established in 1954, is located in
Khartoum
Khartoum or Khartum is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State. With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan.
Khartoum is located at the confluence of the White Nile – flo ...
in the Mogran residential area. The garden contains a collection of living plants in addition to a
herbarium
A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant biological specimen, specimens and associated data used for scientific study.
The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sh ...
.
Location
The garden is located in the Khartoum Al Mogran area, where the
White Nile
The White Nile ( ') is a river in Africa, the minor of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the larger being the Blue Nile. The name "White" comes from the clay sediment carried in the water that changes the water to a pale color.
In the stri ...
meets the
Blue Nile
The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It travels for approximately through Ethiopia and Sudan. Along with the White Nile, it is one of the two major Tributary, tributaries of the Nile and supplies about 85.6% of the wa ...
. The garden area is about 11 acres.
Administration
The garden is administratively affiliated to the Sudan federal Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. The garden is listed among the oldest gardens in Africa.
The Garden has several departments and units:
* Seed collection unit.
* Reproduction unit - acclimatization.
* Genetic Resources Conservation Unit.
* Classification unit
* An exchange unit with international parks and research centers.
* Training and Signs Unit.
*
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or ''garden plants'' are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars th ...
s, Coordination and Heritage Unit
* Living unit.
* Unit of plants of economic importance.
* Information tion and Documenttion Unit .
The tasks and objectives
* Conservation and conservation of plant
genetic resources
Genetic resources are genetic material of actual or potential value, where genetic material means any material of plant, animal, microbial genetics, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity.
Genetic resources is one of the ...
.
* Providing the information and the botanical model for researchers, scholars and hobbyists
* General definition of different plants. Cultivation of new varieties of plants
* Conducting scientific research in the various fields of the plant.
* Care of living, library and seed store.
* Organize the information obtained in various plant sciences.
* Establishing, maintaining and maintaining the gene pool.
Activities
Among the events hosted by the garden is the annual flower exhibition.
Opening Hours
The garden and the domain are open on official working days, Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 03:00, and access requires tickets at the gate.
See also
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List of botanical gardens
A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. This distinguishes them from parks and pleasure gardens where plants, ...
References
External links
Youtube video about the garden
Botanical gardens in Sudan
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