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The Orto Botanico
dell'Università di Perugia (20,000 m²) is a botanical garden
operated by the University of Perugia. It is located at Borgo XX
Giugno 74, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, and open to the public daily.
Today's garden was established in 1962 between Via San Costanzo and
Via Romana, as a successor to Perugia's first botanical garden
(1768), which was moved and re-established several times over the
centuries. It currently contains about 3000 species, including:
Aquatic plants - Azolla filiculoides, Caltha palustris, Cyperus
papyrus, Eichhornia crassipes, Iris pseudacorus, Lemna minor,
Ligularia tussilaginea, Lythrum salicaria, Nelumbo nucifera,
Nymphaea, Pistia stratiotes, Salvinia natans, and Trapa natans.
Arboretum - Castanea, Fagus, Loranthus, Populus, Quercus, Salix, and
Viscum.
Fruits - Amelanchier, Carica papaya, Carya olivaeformis (C.
oliviformis, a synonym of C. illinoinensis), Coffea arabica,
Fragaria, Malus, Musa, Nephelium litchi, Piper nigrum, Psidium,
Ribes, Rubus, Prunus, and Sorbus.
Succulents - Aeonium, Aloe, Bowiea volubilis, Cereus, Ceropegia,
Cotyledon, Crassula lycopodioides, Espostoa, Euphorbiaceae, Gasteria,
Haworthia, Kalanchoe, Pachypodium, Sedum, Sempervivum, and Stapelia.
Tropical and subtropical plants - Cajanus cajan, Cucurbita
foetidissima, Dracaena draco, Erythrina crista-galli, Feijoa
sellowiana, Persea americana, Plumeria alba, Psophocarpus
tetragonolobus, and Tamarillo.
Useful plants - Althaea, Angelica, Atropa, Carlina, Conium,
Digitalis, Humulus, Inula, Levisticum, Malva, Marrubium, Mentha,
Rheum, Salvia, Satureja, Solanum, Tanacetum, Thymus, and Valeriana.
It also contains an alpine garden, zen garden, and greenhouse (700
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