"Os jardins botânicos são instituições que agrupam coleções documentadas de plantas vivas para fins de pesquisa, conservação, exposição e instrução científica".
Não é de hoje que o homem tenta reproduzir nos grandes centros urbanos a vegetação que ele próprio destruiu, pelos mais diversos motivos.
O primeiro "jardim botanico" que se tem notícia foi, muito provavelmente, o Jardim do Éden, relatado na Biblia (Genêsis), onde abrigava toda a flora existente no Mundo.
E um dos mais famosos foram os Jardins Suspensos da Babilonia, uma das sete maravilhas do mundo antigo, do qual apesar da fama, pouco se sabe, estima-se que tenha sido construído por Nabucodonosor II (604 a 562 a.C).
No início os jardins botanicos eram destinados ao cultivo de ervas medicinais, hoje esses locais abrigam também coleçoes documentadas de plantas vivas para fins de pesquisa e conservação. Muitos jardins botanicos guardam coleções de plantas secas, mantidas em herbários.
No Brasil, o primeiro jardim botanico foi construído por Mauricio de Nassau em Recife nos anos de 1637, hoje não existe mais.
O mais importante nos dias de hoje é o Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro que abriga raras epécies de plantas da flora brasileira, as maravilhosas palmeiras imperiais e herbário com mais 450 mil amostras de plantas documentadas - o maior banco de dados da Mata Atlantica do Mundo - foi fundado em 1808 por D. João VI. Hoje conta também com a maior biblioteca botanica do Brasil com cerca de 109 mil volumes.
As grandes estufas são capazes de reproduzir o bioclima adequado para determinada vegetação...
Pelo Mundo inteiro podemos encontrar esses espaços de estudos e lazer, vamos conferir?
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O que seriam.. Os Jardins Suspensos da Babilonia |
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O mais antigo Jardim Botanico em operação: Pisa, Itália - 1543 |
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O maior do Mundo: Kew, Inglaterra |
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Brisbane, Australia |
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Argélia |
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Islandia |
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Barcelona |
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Belgica |
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Berlin |
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Jardim de Cactos, Berlin |
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Suiça |
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Bruxelas |
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Buenos Aires |
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Academia de ciencias por Renzo Piano, California |
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Chicago |
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Coimbra |
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Curitiba |
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Escócia |
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Estocolmo |
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Hong Kong |
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Kyoto |
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Malasia |
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Orquidário, Medellin |
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Orquidário, Medellin |
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México |
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Missouri |
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Montreal |
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Nova Zelandia |
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New York |
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Paris |
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San Diego |
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São Paulo |
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Singapura |
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St. Petersburg |
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Tailandia |
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Tokio |
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Sheffield, UK |
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Eden project - UK |
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Viena |
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Wale |
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Washington |
Infelizmente, muitas espécies hoje só podem ser encontradas em lugares como estes... mas, ao menos tiveram uma grande idéia em guardar um exemplar... muitas poderiam ter sido extintas totalmente e nem teriam ficado para a história, não é mesmo...
É como vejo os JARDINS BOTANICOS, museus de obras vivas que ajudam a contar um pouco da história da Natureza!
Sem dizer que são lindos e dá uma vontade danada conhecer cada um deles!
E pra quem ainda não conhece o nosso aqui de São Paulo:
Ótima semana!!
Daniela Prieto
Um mais lindo que o outro! Dá mesmo vontade de conhecer todos!
ResponderExcluirBeijo Danieeeeee
Podemos começar pelo de Sampa... o que voce acha?? Conheço o do Rio, de Curitiba, de Paris... e não conheço o daqui!! rs
ResponderExcluirFica na Agua funda e custa 3 reais de entrada!! Podemos combinar... beijos