Philippines Total No. of Botanic Gardens Recorded in The

Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in the Philippines: 10. Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: Up to 20,000 Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: Unknown but probably c.6,000 to 8,000 (-10,000) (representing 4,000 to 5,000 spp.) Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: Unknown but perhaps 80%.

Location: BAGUOI CITY Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Philippine Bambusetum Address: ERDS Loakan Rd., BAGUOI CITY 2600. Status: State Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Tropical, sub-tropical and temperate bamboos. 17 native bamboo taxa. No. of taxa: 68 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, threatened bamboos, such as Yushania niitakayamensis, Bambusa cornuta, B. merrillii and Sphaerobambos philippinensis.

Location: LAGUNA Founded: 1965 Garden Name: Makiling Forest Botanic Gardens Address: c/o College of Forestry, University of the Philippines, Los Banos, LAGUNA 3720 Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 25,000 Ex situ Collections: Bamboos, palms, Dipterocarps. No. of taxa: 4,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes Special Conservation Collections: Some endemic spp. facing extinction.

Location: LAGUNA Founded: 1973 Garden Name: The Hortorium Address: Museum of Natural History, U.P.at Los Banos College, LAGUNA. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 20,000 Ex situ Collections: Ferns, Ficus, palms. No. of taxa: 1,814 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: LA UNION Founded: Unknown Garden Name: La Union Botanical Garden Address: City of San Fernando, LA UNION Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: MANILA Founded: 1959 Garden Name: Zoological & Botanical Garden Address: Public Recreations Bureau, Harrison Park, Malate, MANILA. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 150 Ex situ Collections: Exotic trees, cassias, native trees, native and exotic orchids, ornamental limbo plants. No. of taxa: 10,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: MANILA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Pharmaceutical Garden Address: University of Santo Tomas, MANILA. Status: Universiy Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: No information available. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: MANILA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: "Patio Botanico" Garden Address: National Museum of the Philippines, P.O. Box 2659, Botany Division, MANILA. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 170,000 Ex situ Collections: A small number of native plants grown in an area situated by the National Museum. No. of taxa: Unknown. Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, a few.

Location: QUEZON Founded: 1968 Garden Name: Philippine National Botanic Garden Address: University of the Philippines, Diliman, QUEZON. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 2,500 Ex situ Collections: Orchidaceae, Palmae, Musaceae, Araceae, Moraceae, No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Yes. Special Conservation Collections: Endemics.

Location: QUEZON CITY Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Arboretum of the University of the Philippines Address: Diliman, Quezon City. Status: University Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: No information available. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.

Location: SINILOAN Founded: 1968 Garden Name: Philippine National Botanic Garden Address: SINILOAN, Laguna Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,400 Ex situ Collections: Ferns, Musa, orchids, aroids, Moraceae, Medinilla, native flora, Dipterocarpaceae. No. of taxa: 1,015 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes. Philippines

Location: MANILA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: "Patio Botanico" Garden Address: National Museum of the Philippines, P.O. Box 2659, Botany Division, MANILA. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 170,000 Ex situ Collections: A small number of native plants grown in an area situated by the National Museum . No. of taxa: Unknown. Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, a few.