Jardin botanique de Cayenne
The Jardin botanique de Cayenne (3 hectares) is a botanical garden located at the end of the Avenue Charles de Gaulle, adjacent to the university, in Cayenne, French Guiana. Although the Conseil Général de la Guyane states that the garden, formerly the Jardin du Roi (King's Garden), was established in 1879, there are earlier references to a botanical garden in Cayenne (e.g. Cosnard, 1828). It now contains a statue of politician Gaston Monnerville (1897-1991).
See also
References
- Jardin botanique de Cayenne
- Conseil Général de la Guyane - Environnement
- Conseil Général de la Guyane - Jardin botanique de Cayenne
- BGCI entry
- Culture.fr entry (French)
- Cosnard, F., Catalogue des plantes cultivées au Jardin botanique et de naturalisation de Cayenne (Guyane française), Cayenne, 1828. 43 pages.
Coordinates: 4°56′20″N 52°19′13″W / 4.9390°N 52.3203°W
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