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Kinshasa Botanical Garden
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LocationAve Kasa-Vubu, Gombe, Kinshasa
Coordinates04°18′36″S 15°18′36″E / 4.31000°S 15.31000°E / -4.31000; 15.31000
Area17.2 acres (7.0 ha)
Created1933; 91 years ago (1933)
Operated byCongolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature
OpenDawn to dusk
StatusOpen all year

The Kinshasa Botanical Garden (French: Jardin botanique de Kinshasa), formerly known as the Fernand De Boeck Park, is a botanical garden located in Gombe, Kinshasa, in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).[1][2][3] Covering seven hectares, It is strategically positioned opposite the Kinshasa Zoological Garden on Kasa-Vubu Avenue.[1][3] The botanical garden houses a diverse collection of 286 plant species, including nurseries, a seed collection, an arboretum of native species, and a herbarium. Established in 1933, It is managed by the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature; ICCN) and serves as a hub for environmental education activities, boasting over 100 arboreal species.[4][5][1][6]

  1. ^ a b c "ICCN - Jardins botaniques". www.iccnrdc.org (in French). Gombe, Kinshasa. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ Luyila, Dandjes. "Le Jardin botanique de Kinshasa, un des sites reposants de la capitale". AfricaNews RDC (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  3. ^ a b Etinga, Stephane (October 22, 2009). "Congo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa - Le Jardin botanique fermé pour réhabilitation" [Congo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa - The Botanical Garden closed for rehabilitation]. AllAfrica (in French). Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  4. ^ Emilio (2022-05-23). "Kinshasa botanical garden". Emilio in Congo (DRC) (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  5. ^ Bamueneko, Eugène-Blaise Mvumbi (2012). "Analyse environnementale du capital biologique du jardin botanique de Kinshasa et possibilité de réhabilitation" [Environmental analysis of the biological capital of the Kinshasa botanical garden and possibility of rehabilitation] (in French). Kinshasa: University of Kinshasa. Archived from the original on 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  6. ^ Africa Development, Volume 35 (in English and French). Dakar, Senegal: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa. 2010. pp. 40–42. Archived from the original on 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-16.

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