Uppsala University Botanic Gardens

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The more recent part south of the road includes a tropical greenhouse with a collection ofSaintpaulia, including numerous threatened species, an area with economic plants frommedicine to food and rubber, and a small arboretum with wild collected trees from temperateparts of the world. Under construction (2011) are a rock garden (with rocks weighing up to15 tons!) and a phylogenetic field in the shape of a tree complete with branches and leaves.Kleinia caespitosa (left) and Aloë nugalensis from the Hornof Africa exemplify the species described as new toscience based on plants grown in our garden [cactus house]The Asian Arisaema fimbriatum teaches ourkids and students that some plants deceivetheir pollinators – in this case female flieslooking for places to lay their eggs[tropical greenhouse]The South American Heliconia rostrata(left) demonstrates a typical hummingbirdsyndrome, whereas the Indian Thunbergiamysorensis is pollinated by sunbirds.[tropical greenhouse]Uppsala Botanic Garden is located just west of Uppsala palace, and is, including the tropicalgreenhouse, open to the public all year.
The Asiatic peat hill boasts a unique collection ofCorydalis. Discovered in 2007, C. anthocrene(China: Sichuan) is yet only known from twoindividuals (above)Orobanche is a flowering plant genus parasitisingother flowering plants, in this case O. lucorum onBerberis(right).ByblisAkebia quinata
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