Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
The 1809 avenue of royal palms under Corcovado, giant Amazon water lilies on Frei Leandro Lake, pau-brasil and quaresmeira of the Atlantic forest, orchids and imperial bromeliads, and the old gunpowder-factory ruins.
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| Inspired by | Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (Brazil) |
|---|---|
| Size | 112 × 80 m |
| Latitude | 23.0° S |
| Climate | tropical |
| Plants | 280 plants of 45 species |
Gardens and biomes
- Avenue of royal palms
- Amazon section and Victoria lake
- Atlantic forest
- Orchidarium and bromeliads
- Cactus garden
- Japanese garden
Landmarks, buildings and water
- Tijuca Atlantic forest (leaf litter)
- Corcovado (granite)
- Granite slopes (Tijuca)
- Aleia Barbosa Rodrigues (avenue of royal palms)
- Fountain of the Muses
- Cross avenue (west)
- Cross avenue (east)
- Frei Leandro Lake
- Footbridge
- Amazon section
- Atlantic-forest arboretum
- Orchidarium (shadehouse)
- Orchid benches
- Bromeliário (bromeliad house)
- Bromeliad beds
- Cactário (cactus garden, gravel)
- Japanese garden
- Koi pond
- Red bridge
- Japanese pavilion
- Stone lantern
- Ruins of the gunpowder factory (1808)
- Museum (former imperial residence)
Plants in this garden
- Açaí palm Euterpe oleracea · 4
- Aloe vera Aloe vera · 6
- Annatto (lipstick tree) Bixa orellana · 2
- Bamboo orchid Arundina graminifolia · 6
- Big-leaf mahogany Swietenia macrophylla · 1
- Blue water lily (blue lotus of Egypt) Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea · 6
- Cacao Theobroma cacao · 4
- Camellia Camellia japonica · 3
- Caribbean royal palm Roystonea oleracea · 20
- Century plant (agave) Agave americana · 4
- Crimson cattleya Cattleya labiata · 20
- Crown of thorns Euphorbia milii · 6
- Cuban royal palm Roystonea regia · 1
- Engelmann's prickly pear Opuntia engelmannii · 4
- Fishhook barrel cactus Ferocactus wislizeni · 6
- Giant Amazon water lily Victoria amazonica · 7
- Giant taro (elephant ear) Alocasia macrorrhizos · 3
- Golden bamboo Phyllostachys aurea · 3
- Golden barrel cactus Echinocactus grusonii · 14
- Hanging lobster claw (heliconia) Heliconia rostrata · 6
- Hanguana (bakung) Hanguana malayana · 6
- Imperial bromeliad Alcantarea imperialis · 22
- Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia · 1
- Japanese maple Acer palmatum · 2
- Madagascar palm Pachypodium lamerei · 3
- Mexican giant cardón Pachycereus pringlei · 2
- Moon orchid (moth orchid) Phalaenopsis amabilis · 12
- Papyrus Cyperus papyrus · 8
- Pará rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis · 2
- Pau-brasil (Brazilwood) Paubrasilia echinata · 5
- Peacock plant Goeppertia makoyana · 18
- Pigeon orchid Dendrobium crumenatum · 8
- Pineapple Ananas comosus · 4
- Pink trumpet tree (ipê) Handroanthus impetiginosus · 1
- Quaresmeira (glory tree) Pleroma granulosum · 11
- Rain tree Samanea saman · 1
- Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera · 3
- Sago cycad Cycas revoluta · 2
- Satsuki azalea Rhododendron indicum · 10
- Scarlet star bromeliad Guzmania lingulata · 10
- Silk floss tree Ceiba speciosa · 4
- Soft tree fern Dicksonia antarctica · 4
- Swiss cheese plant Monstera deliciosa · 4
- Tiger orchid Grammatophyllum speciosum · 1
- Urn plant (silver vase bromeliad) Aechmea fasciata · 10
A design inspired by Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (Brazil), scaled to fit, built from Garden ME's reference plant data. It is not a survey or a map of the real garden.