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African
Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 2(11), pp. 610-648, November, 2007
ISSN 1991- 637X© 2007 Academic Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The floristic composition of some
historical botanical gardens in the metropolitan of Cairo, Egypt
Hamdy, R. S.1, Abd El-Ghani, M. M.1*, Youssef, T. L.2 and El-Sayed, M.3
1The Herbarium, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza
12613, Egypt.
2 The Orman Botanic Garden, Giza, Egypt.
3Botany Department, Faculty of Science, El Azhar University
Cairo, Egypt
*Corresponding author E-mail:
elghani@yahoo.com
Accepted 1 November, 2007
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In this article,we
studied the historical background of six major historicalbotanic
gardens that were established by the Khedive Ismail (1863 - 1879) in the
second half of 19th century
in Cairo city, and
report their floristic composition. These gardens were Zohriya,
Aquarium, Ezbekiya, The Zoo, Orman and Horreya. In addition, the present
status of these six gardens was addressed in particular, area, land use,
landscape architecture and the taxonomic diversity of the plants growing
in each garden. The distribution patterns of the recorded species were
also presented using the multivariate analysis techniques
(classification and ordination). An updated annotated list of cultivated
species in these gardens will be provided.
Key words:
Cultivated plants, urban flora, botanical and historical gardens,
national parks, Egypt. |
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