Botanical Garden of Vilnius University

Former manor park, now a part of the botanical garden

Botanical Garden of Vilnius University (Lithuanian: Vilniaus universiteto botanikos sodas) is a botanical garden situated in Vilnius, Lithuania.

History

The garden was established by professor Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert of Vilnius University in 1781. In 1832 the Vilnius University and Botanical Garden were closed. In 1919, the Botanical Garden of the Polish Stefan Batory University was started in a new location, in Zakret (since 1945 Vingis).^[1] In 1975 territory of the garden was expanded, and since then the main part of the garden is in Kairėnai (address is: Vilnius, Kairėnų Street, 43), which is situated in Antakalnis elderate of Vilnius. There is also a department of the garden in Vingis Park.

Collection

2,500 taxa in Department of Dendrology
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

References

↑ Kłos, Juliusz (1937). Wilno : przewodnik krajoznawczy. Wilno: Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze. p. 162.

External links

Official website

VILNIUS UNIVERSITY

Institutions	University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos University Library Botanical Garden Molėtai Astronomical Observatory International Business School

Faculties	Communication Chemistry Economics History Law Mathematics and Informatics Medicine Natural Sciences Philology Philosophy Physics Foreign Languages Institute of International Relations and Political Science Kaunas Faculty of Humanities

Institutes	Institute of Applied Research Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Institute of Biochemistry Institute of Biotechnology Institute of Mathematics and Informatics

Categories	Vilnius University VU Alumni VU Faculty VU Rectors

Coordinates: 54°44′09″N 25°24′10″E / 54.73583°N 25.40278°E / 54.73583; 25.40278

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