Naples BotanicalGarden Itinerary of Noteworthy Plants

Orto Botanico di Napoli, Università degli Studi Federico II
Via Foria 223, 80139 Napoli.
Tel.: +39 081 449759/455654 – Fax: +39 081 295351 – E-mail: [email protected] - www.ortobotanico.unina.it
The Botanical Garden of Naples is open to the public from Monday to Friday 9.00am until 2.00pm. If you want to make
a visit please call the following number +39 081 449759 and leave your surname and the number of people wanting to
visit. This can be done on the same day that you wish to visit.
Legend:
A: The samples of Cycas revoluta present in the area of the pinophyta were donated by Maria Carolina
Bonaparte, the wife of Gioacchino Murat in 1813.
B: Parrotia persica otherwise known as the “Pagoda Tree” beacause of the way its branches are developed
is a species originating from Iran and is represented here in the garden by a fine specimen.
C: Melaleuca styphelioides originating from Australia is represented in the grove by one of the first
exemplary plants introduced in Italy. This example is characterized by a papery bark that on contact seems
to be slightly soft.
D: The example of the Caucasian species Zelkova carpinifolia present in the grove has a base
circumference of about 5 M.
E: The example of Camellia japonica located in front of the entrance to the castle is one of the oldest of
those present on the European Continent.
F: A large example of Gardenia thunbergia, a species originating from South Africa, is located in the
courtyard of the castle.
G: The Holm-oaks (Quercus ilex) located near the Monumental Greenhouse were with every probability
already present before the founding of the Botanical Garden. In fact in the “Veduta della Serra
Monumentale”, a bronze engraving dating back to the 19th century awarded to Giacinto Gigante, the
examples in question appear to be already of a considerable dimension.
Naples Botanical Garden
Itinerary of Noteworthy Plants