India Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in India: 122. Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: c.200,000 Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: 15,000 to 20,000 (7,000 to 10,000 spp.) Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: 90% Location: AGRA Founded: 1930. Garden Name: Botanical Garden Address: Agra College, AGRA, Uttar Pradesh. Status: Private Educational Establishment Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs, ferns, flowering plants, Ephedra, Salvadora, Leptadaema. No. of taxa: 300 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: AHMEDABAD Founded: 1978. Garden Name: The Retreat Botanical Garden of Sarabhai Foundation Address: Shahibag, AHMEDABAD 380 004, Gujarat. Status: Private Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 100 Ex situ Collections: Palms, cacti and other succulents (Arjun, Stenospurmum, Stropenthus), roses, orchids. No. of taxa: 160 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: AHMEDABAD Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Gujarat University USSC Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, AHMEDABAD 380 009, Gujarat. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,212 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs, ferns, aquatics. Prepares a regular seed list. No. of taxa: +150. Rare & Endangered plants: Cyperus papyrus. Location: ALIGARH Founded: 1962 Garden Name: Aligarh Muslim University Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, ALIGARH, 20-200-1, Uttar Pradesh. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees (812 accessions) and shrubs (3,882 accessions), foliage & flowering plants. No. of taxa: 210 (including 120 species and 90 cvs.) Rare & Endangered plants: Ficus krishnae Location: ALLAHABAD Founded: 1962 Garden Name: Experimental Garden Address: Botanical Survey of India (Central Circle), 10 Chatham Lines, ALLAHABAD 211 002, Uttar Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specim ens: 50,000 Ex situ Collections:

Economic plants of India, medicinal plants, orchids, Dioscorea, crotons, roses, Hibiscus. No. of taxa: 500 Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: ALLAHABAD Founded: 1960 Garden Name: Kulbhaskar Ashram Post Graduate College Botanic Garden Address: ALLAHABAD 211 002, Uttar Pradesh. Status: State supported private institute. Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: 500 trees and shrubs, herbaceous perrenials and other plants (1,000 spp. and 1,500 cvs.), Chrysanthemum (60 cvs.), roses (150 cvs), Bougainvillea (50 cvs.), Canna (12 cvs.), Jasminum (10 cvs.), cacti and other succulents (50 spp. and cvs.) No. of taxa: 2,500 Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: ALLAHABAD Founded: 1923 Garden Name: Roxburgh Botanic Garden Address: Dept of Botany, Universiy of Allahabad, ALLAHABAD 211 001, Uttar Pradesh. Status: University. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 18,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (200 accessions), gymnosperms (50 spp.). No. of taxa: 500 Rare and Endangered plants: A rich cycad collection. • A Government Garden (Motilal Nehru Park), ALLAHABAD was established in 1857 near

Allahabad Junction railway station for the production of fruit, ornamentals and greenhouse plants. It has a collection of 50,000 specimens of trees, shrubs and other plants.

Location: ALMORA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Address: Environment and Development, Kosi - Katarmal, ALMORA - 263 643, Uttar Pradesh. Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: AMRITSAR Founded: 1975 Garden Name: Botanical Garden Guru Nanak Dev University Address: Department of Biology, Guru Nanak Dev University, AMRITSAR 143 005, Punjab. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 4,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (5,000 accessions) such as Dalbergia sisso, Tectona grandis, Terminalia bellerica, Butea monosperma and Acacia spp. and a wide variety of other plants used for teaching and research, lilies, bamboos, cacti and other succulents (+100 spp.), medicinal plants such as Aegle marmelos and Embelica officinalis. No. of taxa: 5,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Endemic, rare and endangered plants of the Indus Plains. • Ram Bagh Garden (c/o Municipal nCorporation, AMRITSAR 143 001) in Amritsar was

established in 1919 and is owned by the Punjab Government, but managed by Amritsar

Municipality. Its collections include 850 taxa (290 spp. and 560 varieties) mainly of ornamental plants (eg. Roses, bougainvilleas, chrysanthemums, Gladiolus and annuals).

Location: ANAND Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Botanic Garden. Address: Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Campus, ANAND 288 110, Gujarat. Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: ANANDANAGAR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions Address: 50 MSH Layout, 2nd Stage, 3rd Main, Anandanagar, Bangalore - 560 024. Status: Non governmental organisation Ex situ Collections: FRLHT coordinates a national network of medicinal plant nature reserves and local botanic gardens in India. No. of taxa: Unknown No information available. Rare & Endangered plants: Many threatened Indian plants are conserved in FRLHT coordinated gardens. Special Conservation Collections: Medicinal plants. Location: AURANGABAD Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Marathwada University Botanic Garden Address: Marathwada University, AURANGABAD 431 004, Maharastra. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 50,000 Ex situ Collections: Ornamentals (102 spp.), cacti and other succulents (200), Aloe (120 spp. and 23 hybrids). No. of taxa: 1,075 Rare & Endangered plants: A few trees native to the region. Location: BANGALORE Founded: 1856 Garden Name: Lalbagh Botanical Garden Address: Department of Horticulture, Karnataka State Government, BANGALORE 560 004, Karnataka. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000 Ex situ Collections: Orchids, Dioscorea, Cassia, Indian flora, ornamental flowering trees, shrubs, climbers, medicinal plants, annuals. No. of taxa: c.1,800 taxa (1,854 spp. and 890 cvs.) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: BANGALORE Founded: 1973 Garden Name: The Botanical Garden Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra Address: College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, GKVK Campus, University of Agricultural Sciences, BANGALORE 560 065, Karnataka. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000 Ex situ Collections:

Native and exotic trees and shrubs, medicinal plants (+600 species), weeds. Produces a regular seed list. No. of taxa: 1,600 Rare & Endangered plants: Trees native to Karnataka. Studies on Pterocarpus santalinus (Red sandal wood), Rauvolfia tetraphylla. Other endangered plants cultivated include Cycas circinalis, Embelia ribes, Garcinia indica, Piper longum, Saraca asoca, Vateria indica. Special Conservation Collections: Evergreen forest species of Karnataka. Location: BANGALORE Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Indian Institute of Horticultural Research. Address: Hessarghatta Lake, BANGALORE 560 080, Karnataka. Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: BANGALORE Founded: in 19th century. Garden Name: Sri Chamarajendra Park (formerly Cubbon Park). Address: BANGALORE 560 001, Karnataka. Status:State Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs, including Araucaria (4 spp.), Cassia, Lagerstroemia, Swietenia mahogoni, Tabebuia, Castanospermum australe, Samanea saman, bamboo, roses (3,000 accessions), Sansevierias. No. of taxa: +1,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: BARANG Founded: 1963 Garden Name: State Botanical Garden Address: BARANG 754 005, Cuttack, Orissa. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (750 spp.), cacti, palms No. of taxa: 1,500 (spp.) (and 2,500 cvs.) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: BARRACKPORE Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Jawahar Kunj Garden Address: Range Officer, Jawahar Kunj, P.O.: BARRACKPOREANG, Dist.: North 24-Parganas, West Bengal. Status: State Herbarium: Yes. Ex situ Collections: Perennial plants (2,000 accessions) and roses. No. of taxa: 250 (spp.) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: BHAGALPUR Founded: 1923 Garden Name: Botanical Garden Address: Bihar Agricultural College, Sabour, BHAGALPUR, Bihar. Status: Autonomous Body Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (117 accessions). No. of taxa: 75 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: BHAGALPUR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Bhagalpur University Botanical Garden Address: Post Graduate Department of Botany, Bhagalpur University, BHAGALPUR, Bihar. Status: University. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown. Ex situ Collections: Angiosperms (207 spp.), gymnosperms (14 spp.), including 71 tree species, 78 shrub species, 46 climbers, and 12 palm species, ferns, cacti and other succulents, medicinal plants, Hibiscus, Ephedra, Ginkgo biloba, Terminalia bellerica, T. chebula, Santalum album, Strychnos nux-vomica. No. of taxa: 221 (spp.) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: BHEL Founded: 1965 Garden Name: Bhel Garden Complex Address: BHEL (Piplani), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (10,000 accessions). No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: BHUBANESWAR Founded: 1971 Garden Name: Utkal University Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, Utkal University, Vani Bihar, BHUBANESWAR 751 004, Orissa. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (200 spp.), ornamentals No. of taxa: 1,200 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes Special Conservation Collections: Orchids, Discorea, medicinal plants. Location: BHUBANESWAR Founded: 1985 Garden Name: Regional Plant Resources Centre Bhubaneswar Address: Botanic Garden, Government of Orissa, BHUBANESWAR 751012. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000 Ex situ Collections: Dioscorea, orchids, bamboos. No. of taxa: 1,200 Rare & Endangered plants: wild orchids, Discorea spp., medicinal plants Special Conservation Collections: Orchids, mangrove species, endangered plants. Location: BODH GAYA Founded: 1975 Garden Name: Magadh University Botanical Garden Address: P.G. Department of Botany, Magadh University, BODH GAYA 824 234, Bihar. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown Ex situ Collections:

Trees & shrubs, botanical & horticultural interest. No. of taxa: 750 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: BOLPUR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Department of Botany and Botanic Garden. Address: Ravindra Bharti University, SANTINIKETAN - 731 235, Bolpur, Dist. Birbhum, West Bengal. Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: BURDWAN Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Burdwan University Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, Burdwan University, BURDWAN, Golapbag, West Bengal, 713104 India. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (500), Annonaceae, Rosaceae. No. of taxa: 700 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes. Special Conservation Collections: Leguminosae, Lentibulariaceae, Olaceae, Malpighiaceae etc. Location: CALCUTTA Founded: 1787 Garden Name: Indian Botanic Garden Address: Botanical Survey of India, P.O. Botanic Garden, HOWRAH 711 103, West Bengal. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,500,000 Ex situ Collections: Economic plants, medicinal plants, Palmae (109 spp.), Bambuseae (26 spp.),Orchidaceae (80 spp.), Jasmines (25 spp.), water lilies (30 cvs of 4 spp.), Pandanus, Bougainvillea (148 cvs.), Citrus, succulents (100 spp.), medicinal plants (450 spp.). No. of taxa: 5,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Some. Location: CALCUTTA Founded: 1836 Garden Name: Eden Gardens Address: CALCUTTA 700 021, West Bengal. Status: State. Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees, shrubs, climbers, aquatics, ferns, orchids, shade plants. No. of taxa: 103 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: CALCUTTA Founded: 1820 (The present garden was established in 1872) Garden Name: The Agri-Horticultural Society of India Address: 1, Alipore Road, CALCUTTA 700 027, West Bengal. Status: Autonomous Body Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections:

Tropical ornamental plants, fruit plants, economic plants. Hibiscus, Plumeria, Rosa, Bougainvillea. No. of taxa: Unknown. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: CALCUTTA Founded: 1918 Garden Name: Experimental cum Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, CALCUTTA 700 019, West Bengal. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 25,000 Ex situ Collections: A general collection of angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes and other lower plants. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.: • The Assembly House in Calcutta includes a 6 ha. Garden with a collection of about 160 perennial

species, as well as a rose garden containing 250 varieties. (Deputy Secretary, Leglislative Assembly House,Calcutta 700 001, West Bengal.

• Bidhan Sishu Udyan (Children’s Park), Calcutta, has a large collection of trees, shrubs climbers and decorative plants (1, Bidhan Sishu Sarani, Calcutta 700 054.)

• Deshbandhu Park, Calcutta has a collection nof over 5,000 trees and shrubs, representing 400 species. Notable species include Couroupita guianensis, Ceiba pentandra, Polyalthia longifolia and Cassia fistulosa. (Executive Engineer (Parks & Squares), Calcutta Municipal Corporation, 5 S. N. Nanerjee Road, Calcutta 700 013).

• Jatindra Mohan Park, Calcutta contains a collection of trees and shrubs, cacti and succulents, ferns, palms, anthuriums and other herbaceous perennials. (Executive Engineer, (Parks & Squares), Calcutta Municipal Corporation, 5 S. N. Nanerjee Road, Calcutta 700 013).

• Jheel Meel Safari Park, Calcutta contains about 10,000 trees and shrubs. (Jheel Meel Safari Park, Salt Lake City, Calcutta 700 091).

• Raj Bhavan Garden, Calcutta contains over 10,000 trees and shrubs and other plants, including 200 rose varieties, orchids, cacti and other succulents. (Garden Superintendent, Raj Bhavan, Calcutta 700 062).

• Victoria Memorial Garden, Calcutta includes about 1,000 trees and shrubs, representing 125 species. (Victoria Memorial Garden, I Queen’s Way, Calcutta 700 073.

Location: CALICUT Founded: 1971 Garden Name: Calicut University Botanical Garden Address: Department of Botany, Calicut University, CALICUT 673 635, Kerala. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees, shrubs and other plants (10,000 accessions), Zingiberaceae, Araceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Bromeliaceae. Economic plant collectionsof banana, pineapple and winged beans and other crops. No. of taxa: 4,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes. Special Conservation Collections: Pteridophytes, winged bean, pineapple, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon. Location: CHANDIGARH Founded: 1961 Garden Name: Panjab University Botanical Garden Address: Department of Botany, Panjab University, Sector 14, CHANDIGARH 160 014, Union Territory of Chandigarh. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 15,000 Ex situ Collections: 300 trees and shrubs, 255 cacti and other succulents, aquatics, ferns, orchids, conservatory plants, rockery plants.

No. of taxa: +1,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, threatened gymnosperms, orchids, cacti and pteridophytes. Location: CHAUBATTIA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Government Gardens Address: CHAUBATTIA 263 651, Almora, Uttar Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Temperate fruit and nut trees, vegetables, ornamental plants, including almond, apple, apricot, cherry, hazelnuts, horse chestnut, peach, pear, persimon, plum, walnut. No. of taxa: Unknown, but 22,500 accessions grown. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: CHITRAKUT Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: C.G. Vishwavidhalaya, CHITRAKUT 210 204, U.P. Status: University. Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: COIMBATORE Founded: 1906 Garden Name: University Botanic Garden Address: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Lawley Road (P.O.), COIMBATORE 641 003. Status: University Herbarium: Yes. The Herbarium of the Botanical Survey of India (Southern Circle) is located on the campus of the university. Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 150,000 Ex situ Collections: Hibiscus, Bougainvillea, Codiaeum, roses, cacti and succulents. No. of taxa: 1,100 (300 spp. and 800 vars.) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown: Location: COIMBATORE Founded: 1971 Garden Name: Institute of Forest Genetics & Tree Breeding Address: PO Box 1031, COIMBATORE 641 002, Tamil Nadu. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 40,000 Ex situ Collections: Wild orchids and rare plants of Western Ghats Forest of Peninsular India. No. of taxa: 167 Rare & Endangered plants:Endangered - 4 spp., endemic - 15 spp. Special Conservation Collections: Some rare, endemic and endangered species from Western Ghats forests of Peninsular India in greenhouse. Location: COOCH BEHAR Founded: 1892 Garden Name: Narendra Narayan Park and Botanic Garden Address: Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), North Bengal Campus, COOCH BEHAR - 736 101, West Bengal. Status: Municipal Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections:

Contains a collection of about 1,000 trees and shrubs, representing 95 species. It includes the spice plants, Cinnamomum tamala, C. zeylanicum and Piper nigrum. No. of taxa: 95 spp. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: COOCH BEHAR Founded: 1979 Garden Name: Botanic Garden of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya Address: Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), North Bengal Campus, COOCH BEHAR - 736 101, West Bengal. Status: Autonomous Body Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (200 spp.). No. of taxa: 350 spp. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown • There are about 10 other parks maintained by the municipality in Cooch Behar, with a variety of

collections. Location: COONOOR Founded: 1874 Garden Name: Sim's Park Coonoor Address: p/a Office of the Curator, Government Botanic Gardens, Ootacamund 643-001, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees & shrubs, ornamental, economic, medicinal plants, orchids (30 spp.), roses (300 cvs), Acacia, Camellia, Cupressus, Eucalyptus, Magnolia, Pinus, Prunus, Quercus, Rhododendron. No. of taxa: 700 (400 spp. and 300 cvs). Rare & Endangered plants: Rare and threatened plants of the Nilgiris. • The Pomological Station at Coonoor is situated near Sim’s Park. Established in 1920, it contains a

collection of fruits of temperate and subtropical climates, including apple, pear, plum, peach, persimon, fig, pomegranite, lemon, cherimoyer, etc.

• The State Horticultural Farm, Burliar, is situated on the Mettupalayam to Coonoor Road at The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Its collections include a wide variety of fruit and spice plants (eg. Clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, arecanut, roseapple, avocado, durian, grapefruit, mangosteen, vanilla, cocoa, jackfruit. It is managed by the State Government’s Dept of Horticulture and was established in 1871.

Location: DARJEELING Founded: 1878 Garden Name: Lloyd Botanic Garden Address: DARJEELING 734 101, West Bengal. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000 Ex situ Collections: Conifers, exotic and indigenous plants, orchids, Magnolia. No. of taxa: 1,800 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: DARJEELING Founded: 1948 Garden Name: Darjeeling Botanic Garden Address: Department of Botany, Darjeeling Government College, DARJEELING 734 101, West Bengal. Status: Educational Establishment Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections: Acanthaceae, Betulaceae, Saxifragaceae, Solanaceae, Rosaceae, Ericaceae, foliage plants, temperate and subtropical Himalayan spp. No. of taxa: +100 Rare & Endangered plants: No information available. Special Conservation Collections: Plants of the region. Location: DARJEELING Founded: 1958 Garden Name: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park Address: Jawahar Parbat (Birch Hill), P.O. & Dist.: Darjeeling, DARJEELING 734 101, West Bengal. Status: Private Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Himalayan forest species. No. of taxa: Unknown. Rare & Endangered plants: Endangered Himalayan species. Special Conservation Collections: Plants of the region. Location: DEHRA DUN Founded: 1934 Garden Name: Botanical Garden Address: Forest Research Institute and Colleges, PO New Forest, DEHRA DUN, 248006 Uttar Pradesh. Status: Educational Establishment Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 330,000 Ex situ Collections: Timber, ornamental and other economic species, bamboos, gymnosperms. No. of taxa: 2,200 (1,000 spp. and 1,200 varieties). Rare & Endangered plants: No information available. Location: DEHRA DUN Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Experimental Gardens Dehra Dun Address: Botanical Survey of India (Northern Circle), P.O. Khirsu, Garhwal 246 001, Uttar Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500 Ex situ Collections: Trees & shrubs, Morus, Pinus, Populus, Prunus, Sapindus, wild germplasm of the Himalayas, medicinal plants. No. of taxa: 1,500 Rare & Endangered plants: Himalayan threatened plants. Special Conservation Collections: Himalayan species including medicinal plants. Location: DELHI Founded: 1976 Garden Name: Botanical Garden NBPGR Address: National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Horticulture Section, Issapur Village, Najafgarh Block, DELHI. Status: Autonomous body Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Ornamental plants, germplasm collections of horticultural crops. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: DELHI Founded: 1947 Garden Name: Delhi University Botanical Garden Address: Department of Botany, Delhi University, DELHI 110 007.

Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 13,000 Ex situ Collections: General research and teaching collection No. of taxa: Unknown. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: DHARWAD Founded: 1963 Garden Name: Botany Garden Address: Botany Department, Karnatak University, DHARWAD - 580 003, Karnataka. Status: University Herbarium: Yes. Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 2,000 Ex situ Collections: Plants representing the Western Ghats and other exotic collections. No. of taxa: 1,400 Rare & Endangered plants: Ficus krishna Special Conservation Collections: Launaea nobilis, Ficus krishna, Rauvolfia serpentina Location: DHAULAKUAN Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Arboretum, Address: Department of Forestry, DHAULAKUAN, Himachal Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: No information available. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: GANGTOK Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Botanical Survey of India. Address: Sikkim Himalaya Circle, GANGTOK - 737 101, Sikkim. Status: State Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown • Raj Bhavan Garden, in GANGTOK attached to the Governor’s Palace, contains a collection of 50

species and an orchid collection. Location: GUWAHATI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: Guwahati University, GUWAHATI 781 014, Assam. Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: HAMDARD NAGAR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: Facult y of Science, Hamdard University, Hamdard Nagar, NEW DELHI 110 062. Status: University

Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: HYDERABAD Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Botanic Garden Department of Botany Address: Osmania University, HYDERABAD - 7, Andhra Pradesh. Status: University Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Ferns, cacti, succulents, Codiaeum, Coleus, other ornamental plants, tropical trees and shrubs. No. of taxa: 1,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: IMPHAL Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Dept. of Life Sciences & Botanic Garden Address: Manipur University, IMPHAL 795 003, Manipur. Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: ITANAGAR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: State Forest Research Institute Address: Van Bihar, P.O. Box No. 159, ITANAGAR 791 111, Arunchal Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown • A botanic garden is being developed by the University of Jabalpore, Pachpedi, Jabalpore 482 001.

It includes a small herbarium. Location: JABALPUR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Tropical Forest Research Institute, (ICFRE). Address: P.O. RFRC, Mandla road, JABALPUR - 482 021, Madhya Pradesh. Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: JAIPUR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: University of Rajasthan, JAIPUR - 302 004, Rajasthan. Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections:

No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: JAMMU TAWI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Dept. of Bio-Sciences & Botanic Garden. Address: University of Jammu, JAMMU TAWI 180 004, Jammu and Kashmir. Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: JAMMU-TAWI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Herbarium and Botanic Garden. Address: Regional and Research Laboratory, Canal Road, JAMMU-TAWI - 180 001, J & K. Status: Unknown Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: JAMSHEDPUR Founded: 1958 Garden Name: Jubilee Park Address: JAMSHEDPUR 831 005, Singhbhum, Bihar. Status: Private Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees & shrubs (7,800 accessions), roses, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, flowering plants of the region. No. of taxa: 1,200 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown • Telco Garden and Nursery, Jamshedpur, established in 1963 has a good collection of trees, shrubs

and fruit species. (Tata Engineering & Locomotive Company (Telco). Jamshedpur 831 010, Dist.: Singhblum, Bihar).

Location: JODHPUR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Botanical Survey of India Address: Arid Zone Circle, 775/80, Subhash Nagar, Khema Ka Kuan, Pal Basni Canal Link Road, Post Bag No. 46, JODHPUR - 342 008, Rajasthan. Status: State Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: JODHPUR Founded: 1963 Garden Name: Central Arid Zone Research Institute Address: (I.C.A.R.), JODHPUR - 342 003, Rajasthan. Status: State Herbarium: yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 6,000 Ex situ Collections:

Arid and semi-aridland plants. No. of taxa: 850 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. • Ganga Niwas Garden, Jodhpur has a collection of 110 trees and 300 shrubs of botanical and

horticultural interest. (Inspector of Garden, Garden Department, Bikaner, Dist.: Bikaner, Rajasthan.

• Mandore Garden, Jodhpur contains a collection of 1,200 trees and shrubs, including an orchard of mango, jamun, mulberry, fig, tamarind, guava as well as roses, cacti. (Superintendent, Government Garden, Jodhpur, Dist.: Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

• Also in Jodhpur are Nehru Park and Umaid Garden (formerly The Willingdon Garden), both with extensive collections of trees and shrubs.

Location: JUNAGADH Founded: 1900 Garden Name: Botanical Garden (Motibang) Address: Department of Agricultural Botany, Gujarat Agricultural University, JUNAGADH 362 001, Gujarat. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,351 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (650 accessions), medicinal plants, Cassia spp., Delonix, Ficus, Terminalia, cacti. No. of taxa: 175 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: KALLAR Founded: 1900 Garden Name: State Horticultural Farm Address: KALLAR, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Tropical and subtropical spice and fruit plants, such a clove, nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon, avocado, grapefruit, mangosteen, durian etc. No. of taxa: 50 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: KODAIKANAL Founded: 1908 Garden Name: The Bryant Park Address: KODAIKANAL, Tamil Nadu. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees & shrubs (325 spp.), annuals (100 spp.), perennials, roses (742 cvs.), cacti, succulents, orchids, Chrysanthemum. No. of taxa: 1,167. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: KOTTAKUPPAM Founded: 1968 Garden Name: Auroville Address: Shakti - Auroville, KOTTAKUPPAM 605 104. Status: Unknown Herbarium: Yes. Ex situ Collections: Acacia, Bauhinia, Cassia, Hibiscus, orchids, Plumeria. No. of taxa: 2,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: KRISHNANAGAR Founded: 1934 Garden Name: State Horticultural Research Station Address: P.O. KRISHNANAGAR, Dist: Nadia, West Bengal. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Citrus, custard apple, guava, litchi, mango, banana, pineapple, sapota and other fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants, represented by about 150 varieties. No. of taxa: 150 (20 spp.) Rare & Endangered plants: No. Location: LUCKNOW Founded: 1953 (but historic records of the Garden date back to 1800) Garden Name: National Botanical Research Institute Address: Rana Pratap Marg, P.B. No. 436, LUCKNOW 226 001, Uttar Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 90,000. Ex situ Collections: Varietal collection of ornamental and non-agricultural economic crops, eg rose (500 rose hybrids), Canna (150 taxa), Gladiolus (120 taxa), Bougainvillea,(250 taxa), Hibiscus, Chrysanthemum (450 taxa), Ixora, bulbous plants, Vitis vinifera, Eucalyptus. The arboretum contains about 500 native and exotic tree species. Under glass, collections of palms (60 species), cacti and other succulents (500 species) and ferns (65 native and exotic species) are maintained. No. of taxa: 6,000 Rare & Endangered plants: A wide range of threatened species are cultivated, including the following - Frerea indica, Bentinckia nicobarica, Commiphora wightii, Cycas beddomei, C. pectinata, Erythrina resupinata, Hoya pendula, H. wightii, Rauvolfia serpentina, Phoenix rubicola, Sophora mollis, Tecomella undullata and Vanilla planifolia. Location: LUCKNOW Founded: 1951 Garden Name: Botanic Garden of the Central Drug Research Institute Address: Chattar Manzil Palace, LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh. Status: Autonomous Body Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000 Ex situ Collections: Medicinal plants. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: MADRAS Founded: 1835 Garden Name: Agri-Horticultural Society Address: 31 Cathedral Road, MADRAS 600 086, Tamil Nadu. Status: Private Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees, shrubs and ornamentals. No. of taxa: 110 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: MADRAS Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Entomology Research Institute Address: Loyola College (Autonomous), Madras -600 034. Status: Educational Establishment Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Medicinal and insecticidal plants, botanical pesticidal plants. Wild pulses.

No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Yes Location: MADRAS Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Department of Botany and Botanic Garden. Address: University of Madras, MADRAS - 600 005, Tamil Nadu. Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: MADURAI Founded: 1973 Garden Name: Madurai Kamraj University Botanic Garden Address: Division of Plant Sciences, Madurai Kamraj University, MADURAI 625 021, Tamil Nadu. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 400 Ex situ Collections: Trees & shrubs (3,500 accessions), local succulents, Nagamalai flora. No. of taxa: 250 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: MANALI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Arboretum Address: Department of Forestry, MANALI, Himachal Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: MEERUT Founded: 1970 Garden Name: Meerut University Botanical Garden Address: Botany Department, Meerut University, MEERUT, Uttar Pradesh. Status: University Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: No information available. No. of taxa: Unknown. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: MUMBAI (BOMBAY) Founded: 1862 Garden Name: Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan and Pranisangrahalaya Address:, Byculla, BOMBAY 400 027, Maharashtra. Status: Municipal Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (3,624 accessions), foliage plants. No. of taxa: 480 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: MUMBAI (BOMBAY) Founded: 1930

Garden Name: Botanical Garden Address: Institute of Sciences, BOMBAY 400 032, Maharashtra. Status: Educational Establishment Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Pteridophytes, gymnosperms. No. of taxa: 175 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: MUMBAI (BOMBAY) Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Landscape & Cosmetic Maintenance Section Address: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay 400085. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Ex situ Collections: Lawn grasses, Bougainvillea, Canna. No. of taxa: 1,500 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: MUNIRABAD Founded: 1967 Garden Name: Pampavana Garden Address: Munirabad, Dist.: Raichur, Karnataka Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Flowering trees No. of taxa: 803 (including 564 spp. and 239 vars.) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: MYSORE Founded: 1927 Garden Name: Brindavan Gardens Address: c/o Assistant Director of Horticulture, Brindavan Gardens, K.R. Sagar, Vangapatna Taluk, MYSORE, Mandya, Karnataka. Status: State. Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Herbaceous annuals and perennials, bougainvilleas, Mussaenda. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: MYSORE Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Address: University of Mysore, MYSORE, Karnataka. Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown • Other Gardens in Mysore include Curzon Park and Nishat Baugh, both with good collections of

trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Location: NAGPUR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Botanic Garden - College of Agriculture

Address: NAGPUR 440 001, Maharashtra. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: NEW DELHI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Genetics Division Address: Indian Agricultural Research Institute, NEW DELHI 110012. Status: Educational Establishment Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 400 Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown • Other gardens in New Delhi with good plant collections include Buddha Jayanti Park (with 160

spp. and in particular plants associated with the life of Lord Buddha), Lodi Garden (8,000 accessions), Nehru Park (+4,000 accessions), Rashtrapati Bhavan Garden (flowering trees, bulbs, orchids, bougainvillea, ferns, succulents and 4090 varieties of rose), Talkatora Garden (1,000 tree accessions in 40 genera).

Location: NEW ITANAGAR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Arunchal Field Station. Address: Botanical Survey of India, Sankie View, NEW ITANAGAR - 791 110, Arunachal Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 6,000 Ex situ Collections: A general collection of tropical species, including epiphytes, orchids, Melastomataceae, Zingiberaceae, rhododendrons and trees from the surrounding region. No. of taxa: c.500 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: NORTH WAYANAD Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Narayana Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary Address: East West University, Department of Botany, Alattil P.O., NORTH WAYANAD, Kerala. Status: Private Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Native pteridophytes, orchids and other species from the Western Ghats. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Many locally endangered species, particularly orchids, such as Chrysoglossum maculatum and ferns. Conservation is the primary mission of the Sanctuary. Location: OOTACAMUND Founded: 1847 Garden Name: Government Botanic Gardens Address: OOTACAMUND 643-001, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Ex situ Collections: Economic plants, cacti and succulents, orchids (120 spp.), ferns (127 spp.), roses (300 cvs.), begonias, chicory, annuals and herbaceous perennials, conifers, Cinchona, Eucalyptus, wattle. No. of taxa: 1,100 Rare & Endangered plants: Several threatened conifers and other woody species.

Special Conservation Collections: Aims to conserve plants from the warm temperate climates. Location: PADAGIRI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: NHCS - Nelliyampathi Hills Conservation Society Address: formerly Magali Estates (P) Ltd., PADAGIRI P.O. 678 509, Kerala. Status: Private. Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: PALAMPUR Founded: 1981. Garden Name: Dhauladhar Botanical Gardens and Arboretum Address: Department of Forestry, Haryana Pradesh Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, PALAMPUR, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Status: Autonomous Body Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (350 accessions), gymnosperms, legumes, azaleas, orchids. No. of taxa: 100 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: PALAYAMKOTTAI Founded: 1999. Garden Name: St. Xavier's College Botanic Garden Address:, Centre for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, St Xavier’s College, PALAYAMKOTTAI, Tamil Nadu 627 002. Status: Educational Establishment. Herbarium: Yes. Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Includes 10,000 fern specimens and the voucher specimens for Fr Matthew’s Flora of the Palni Hills. Ex situ Collections: Native ferns of the Western Ghats. No. of taxa: c.150 Rare & Endangered plants: Rare and endangered plants of the Western Ghats, especially from the Palni Hills in which the Garden is situated and endangered ferns. Location: PALGHAT Founded: Unknown Garden Name: AVREFA Herbal Garden. Address: AVP Factory Complex, Kanjikode, PALGHAT 678 621, Kerala. Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: PATIALA Founded: 1972 Garden Name: Punjabi University Botanic Gardens Address: Department of Botany, Punjabi University, PATIALA 147 002, Punjab. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 52,000 Ex situ Collections: Bamboo garden, Bougainvillea garden, bulb garden, cactus garden (including 78 types of cactus and succulents), Canna garden, Gymnosperms (23 types), palm garden, tropical plant house. No. of taxa: 400

Rare & Endangered plants:Yes 17. Endangered trees of the Punjab and western Himalayas. Special Conservation Collections: Representative collections of North Indian flora, Gymnosperms, timber and conservation of germplasm of wild species. • A nearby garden in Patiala, Chotti Baradari Gardens contains several groves of rare exotic and

endemic trees, together with varieties of rare mangoes and guavas. Its glasshouse collections include over 100 varieties of Himalayan ferns, Caladium spp. crotons, palms, orchids, Dracaena spp. and Gloxinia spp.

Location: PAURI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Experimental Garden Address: Botanical Survey of India (Northern Circle), Pauri, Garhwal 246 001, Uttar Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown • Mughal Garden, PINJORE, Haryana, has an extensive collection of fruit tres, including jackfruit,

mango, litchi, papaya, banana, bael, chiku, loquat and ornamental trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.

Location: PONDICHERRY Founded: 1826 Garden Name: The Pondicherry Botanical Garden Address: P.O. & Dist. Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. Status: State. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 250 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (2,260 accessions), roses, ornamentals, medicinal plants. No. of taxa: 500 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: PORT BLAIR Founded: 1980. Garden Name: Experimental Garden of Botanical Survey of India (Andaman-Nicobar) Address: Port Blair 744102, South Andaman. Status: State. Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Mainly native plants of the Andaman-Nicobar Islands and exotic plants of potential economic importance for the islands. No. of taxa: c.160 Rare & Endangered plants: Kaempferia siphonantha, Euphorbia epiphylloides, Caesaria andamanica, Arisaema saddlepeakense and other Andaman-Nicobar Island endemics. Location: PUNE Founded: 1958 Garden Name: Experimental Botanical Gardens Address: Botanical Survey of India (Western Circle), 7 Koregaon Road, PUNE 411 001, Maharashtra. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500 Ex situ Collections: Medicinal plants, orchids, trees and shrubs, economic plants. No. of taxa: 400 Rare & Endangered plants: A few threatened species, such as Ceropegia attenuata, C. vincaefolia, Frerea indica, Iphigenia stellata, Phaius tankervillea, Psilotum nudum, Rauvolfia serpentina, Santalum album and Vanilla wightiana.

Location: PUNE Founded: 1830 Garden Name: Empress Botanical Gardens Address: PUNE (MS). Status: Unknown. Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: Deciduous trees, tropical shrubs/climbers and exotic foliage plants. No. of taxa: Unknown. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: PUNE Founded: 1961 Garden Name: University of Poona Botanic Garden Address: PUNE 411 007, Maharashtra. Status: University Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (350 accessions), ferns, gymnosperms, orchids. No. of taxa: 520 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: RAE BARELI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Indira Gandhi Memorial Botanical Garden. Address: RAE BARELI - 229 001, Uttar Pradesh. Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: RAIPUR Founded: 1979 Garden Name: Ravi Sankar University Botanical Garden Address: Department of Biosciences, Ravi Sankar University, RAIPUR 492 010, Madhya Pradesh. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 300 Ex situ Collections: Ornamentals, trees, shrubs. No. of taxa: 205 (75 spp.and 130 vars) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: RAJKOT Founded: 1978 Garden Name: Saurashtra University Experimental Garden Address: Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, RAJKOT 360 005, Gujarat. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Ex situ Collections: Small garden collection of plants used in ecological research. No. of taxa: 100 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: RUMTEK Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Jawaharlal Nehru Botanic Garden Address: Land Use & Environment Dept., RUMTEK, Sikkim.

Status: State. Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: A diverse collection of native plants from the region, such as species of Michelia, Phoebe, Persea, Quercus, Schima, Edgeworthia, etc. and other exotic species. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: SAGAR Founded: 1946 Garden Name: Botanical Garden " Dr H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya" Address: University of Sagar, SAGAR 470-003, Madhya Pradesh. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 10,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (500 spp), Ginkgo, Pinus, Tylophora, leafy cacti, Ephedra, Areca, Rauvolfia, Caryota, Dillenia, ferns. No. of taxa: +2,000 Rare & Endangered plants:Ginkgo biloba, Rauvolfia serpentina, Viscum, Paracalyx scariosus, Hymenodictyon orixense. Special Conservation Collections: Native plants of the Himalayas and Western Ghats. Location: SAHARANPUR Founded: before 1750 Garden Name: Horticultural Experiment and Training Centre Address: SAHARANPUR 247 001, Uttar Pradesh. Status: Educational Establishment Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 820 Ex situ Collections: Tropical and subtropical fruits and ornamental plants. Economic plants (such as Ilex paraguensis, Macademia ternifolia, Ficus retusa, Gleditschia ferox, Haematoxylon campechianum, Koelreuteria paniculata, Pithecelobium saman, Schotia brachyptala and Zamia latifolia), medicinal plants. No. of taxa: 1,500 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: SANTINIKETAN Founded: 1953 (university gardens), 1919 (Uttarayan Complex) Garden Name: Uttarayan Complex and Gardens. Address: Ravindra Bhawan, Vishwa Bharti, SANTINIKETAN - 731 235, West Bengal. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (7,000 accessions). No. of taxa: Unknown, probably about 300. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: SHILLONG Founded: 1959 Garden Name: National Orchidarium and Botanic Garden Address: Botanical Survey of India (Eastern Circle), Woodlands, SHILLONG 793 001, Meghalaya. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Ferns, conifers, medicinal plants, economic plants, orchids. No. of taxa: 210 Rare & Endangered plants: Some threatened orchids Location: SHILLONG Founded: 1966 Garden Name: Barapani Experimental Garden

Address: Botanical Survey of India (Eastern Circle), Barapani, SHILLONG, Meghalaya. Status: State Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: Orchids, Nepenthes, medicinal plants, insectivorous plants, arboricultural species. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Nepenthes khasiana Special Conservation Collections: Aims to collect rare and endangered species of N.E. India. Location: SHILLONG Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Botanic Garden Address: Forest Department, Government of Meghalaya, SHILLONG, Meghalaya. Status: State. Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Native woody plants from the local region. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: SIRAI TALUKA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Botanic Garden. Address: Forest Research Centre, Terakanahalli, SIRAI TALUKA, Dist. Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. Status: State Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown • Gandhi Park, SIROHI, Dak Bungalow, Rajasthan contains a collection of 420 trees and shrubs. Location: SOLAN Founded: 1980 Garden Name: Botanical Garden and Arboretum Address: Department of Forestry, Himachal Pradesh Krishi Visva Vidyalaya, SNS Nagar, Nauni, SOLAN 173 230, Himachal Pradesh. Status: Unknown. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (600 accessions), including azaleas, camellias, oaks, gymnosperms, tropical pines, bougainvilleas. Locally indigenous species. No. of taxa: 200 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, e.g. Pinus gerardiana, Cunninghamia sinensis, Ginkgo biloba, etc. Location: SRINAGAR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Dept. of Botany & University Botany Garden Address: Kashmir University, SRINAGAR, Jummu and Kashmir. Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown • Also in Srinagar are the Shalimar Gardens, Nishat Bagh (3km. north of Shalimar) and Chashma-E-

Shahi Garden, each with good collections of trees and shrubs.

Location: SURAT Founded: 1979 Garden Name: University Botanical Garden Address: Department of Biosciences, South Gujarat University, Post Box 49, SURAT 395 007, Gujarat. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs of South Gujarat Forests (700 accessions), medicinal plants, No. of taxa: 300 Rare & Endangered plants: Attempts have been made to collect and raise rare species of South Gujaret forests. Location: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Founded: 1979 Garden Name: Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute Address: Palode, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 562, Kerala. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 24,000 Ex situ Collections: Orchids, Ficus, medicinal plants (about 700 species), palms, bamboos. No. of taxa: 2,200 Rare & Endangered plants: Many rare and threatened plants are cultivated, from the Western Ghats and locally from the Agastyamalai Hills. Threatened species collections include the following: Adhatoda beddomei, Eriocaulon dalzelli, Coscinium fenestratum, Bentinckia coddapanna, Vanda coerulea, Paphiopedilum druryi, Ipsea malabarica, Kaempferia galanga, etc. Location: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Founded: 1968 Garden Name: Kerala University Botanic Garden. Address: Kerala University, Kariavattam, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala. Status: University. Herbarium: Unknown. Ex situ Collections: Economic,medical, horticultural plants and wild relatives of crops. No. of taxa: (1,650 (including 1,300 spp.and 350 cv.) Rare & Endangered plants: Some local species. Location: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Founded: 1858 Garden Name: Government Botanic Gardens. Address: Dept. of Museum & Zoos, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001, Kerala. Status: State Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Tropical and ornamental flowering trees and shrubs No. of taxa: c.4,500 (800 spp. and 4,000 varieties) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: TIPI Founded: 1972 Garden Name: Botanic Garden Address: Orchid Research and Development Centre, TIPI, Bhalukpong 790 114, Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1950 Ex situ Collections: Orchids (19,322 orchid specimens representing 400 spp), Nepenthes, indigenous tree species, succulents, timber trees. No. of taxa: 350

Rare & Endangered plants: 22 endangered orchids of the north east region of India, Coptis teeta, Nepenthes khasia. Location: TIRUCHIRAPALLI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: The Rapinat Herbarium Address: St Joseph's College, TIRUCHIRAPALLI 620 002, Tamil Nadu. Status: Educational Establishment. Herbarium: Yes Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: TRICHUR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Botanic Garden Address: Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Dist. TRICHUR, Kerala. Status: State Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Special Conservation Collections: Unknown Location: UJJAIN Founded: 1969 Garden Name: Vikram University Botanic Garden Address: School of Studies in Botany, Vikram University, UJJAIN 456 001, Madhya Pradesh. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs. No. of taxa: 500 Rare & Endangered plants: 12 endangered & rare plants, eg. Bauhinia vahlii, Clematis triloba, Dillenia pentagyna, Ficus krishnae, Rauvolfia serpentina, Tylophora tenuis and W rightia tinctoria. Location: VADODARA Founded: 1885 Garden Name: Maharaja Sayajirao University Botanical Gardens Address: Dept. of Botany & Botanic Garden Faculty of Science, University of Baroda, VADODARA - 390 002, Gujarat. Status: University. Herbarium: Unknown. Ex situ Collections: Economic plants, ferns, medicinal plants, trees and shrubs (5,000 accessions) No. of taxa: 500 (spp.) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: VARANASI Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Department of Botany and Botanic Garden. Address: Banaras Hindu University, VARANASI - 221 005, Uttar Pradesh. Status: University. Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: WAGHAI-DANGS Founded: 1964 Garden Name: Waghai-Dangs Botanical Gardens Address: WAGHAI-DANGS (Via Bilimora, Pin: 394 730, Gujarat. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 10,000 Ex situ Collections: Trees and shrubs (800 spp.), herbaceous perennials and annuals No. of taxa: c.1,800 (spp.) Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown. Location: WALTAIR Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Andhra University Experimental Garden Address: Department of Botany, Andhra University, WALTAIR, Visakhapatnam 530 003, Andhra Pradesh. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 14,500 Ex situ Collections: Medicinal & poisonous plants. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Location: YERCAUD Founded: 1963 Garden Name: National Orchidarium and Experimental Garden Address: Botanical Survey of India (Southern Circle), YERCAUD 636 602, Salem District, Tamil Nadu. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 8,000 Ex situ Collections: Orchids (210 spp.), ferns (43 spp.), endangered plants, wild relatives of cultivated plants, ferns, cacti and succulents. No. of taxa: 1,277 Rare & Endangered plants: Threatened plants of India Special Conservation Collections: Orchids. Key reference: Chakraverty, R.K. and Mukhopadhyay, D.P., (1990). A Directory of Botanic Gardens and Parks in India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, India.