Giardino Botanico Tropicale dell'Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare
The Giardino Botanico Tropicale dell'Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare is a
, and open without charge on Thursday mornings and by appointment.The garden was established in 1904 by tropical agriculture specialists as part of the Istituto Agricolo Coloniale Italiano with an eye towards improving agriculture in
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
, and is now a technical-scientific body for studying, training, consulting, and providing technical assistance in agriculture and environmental protection.
Today the garden contains about 300
date, mango, papaya, pineapple, vanilla, and others), wood (mahogany, etc.), textiles (such as cotton), and dyes and perfumes
.
The institute also maintains an agriculture museum and entomological collection.
See also
References
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- Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare
- Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza description (Italian)
- Florovivaismo in Toscana description (Italian)
- Unicoop Firenze description (Italian)
- Touring Club Italiano, L'Italia dei giardini, Touring Editore, 2005, page 83. ISBN 88-365-3342-6.
- L. Frangioni, P. Luzzi, L. Giugnolini, Piante tropicali in Firenze, Firenze : Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare, 1991.
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