Botanic Gardens

Botanic gardens serve as vital living repositories, conserving over 80,000 plant species globally through approximately 6.13 million accessions. These institutions play a crucial role in conservation, research, display, and education, with notable examples including the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in India, the Royal Botanic Garden in Australia (the oldest in the country), and the Missouri Botanical Garden in the U.S., which houses around 51,000 live plants. Established in 1859 by the Ari–Horticultural Society, the Singapore Botanic Gardens exemplifies this global network of botanical gardens, contributing significantly to biodiversity preservation and scientific study.

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