Romania

Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in Romania: 10. Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: c.50,000 Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: c.12,000 (probably 5,000 to 8,000 spp). Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: 80%.

Location: BUCAREST Founded: 1860 Garden Name: Grâdina Botanicâ a Universitatii din Bucuresti Address: Soseaua Cotrocenti nr 32, Sectorul 6, Of. Postal 15, 76258 BUCARESTI (15). Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500,000 Ex situ Collections: Bromeliaceae, Orchidaceae, Piperaceae, Cactaceae, Crassulaceae, Ficus, insectivorous plants. No. of taxa: 11,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BUCAREST Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Grâdina Botanicâ a Instutui Agronomic "N. Balcesu" Address: Bulvardul Marasti nr 59, BUCURESTI. Status: State Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: No information available. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: CLUJ-NAPOCA Founded: 1903 Garden Name: Grâdina Agrobotanicâ Address: Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicinâ Veterinarâ, Grâdina Agrobotanicâ, Str. Mânâstur nr. 3, 3400 CLUJ-NAPOCA Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000 Ex situ Collections: Cereals, forage, horticultural plants, medicinal plants, trees and shrubs, bulbs and herbaceous perennials. No. of taxa: 1,600 Rare & Endangered plants: Adonis transsilvanica, Hepatica transsilvanica. Special Conservation Collections: Forage, cultivated, cereal, technical, horticultural plants.

Location: CLUJ-NAPOCA Founded: 1920 Garden Name: Grâdina Botanicâ a Universitatii din Cluj-Napoca Address: "Babes - Bolyai", Calea Republicii 42, 3400 CLUJ-NAPOCA. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 700,000 Ex situ Collections: Temperate trees such as Sequoidendron giganteum, Ginkgo biloba, Magnolia obovata and Syringa josikaea. Palmae, Cactaceae and other succulents, Orchidaceae (such as Cypripedium calceolus), Rosaceae, Bromeliaceae, Dahlia, Tulipa, Crocus, Iris, insectivorous plants and endemic native flora. Plants of the Mediterranean, Asia, the Alps, the Caucasus, North America and the Balkans. Notable species in the collection include Gnetum gnemon, Psilotum triquetrum, Welwitschia mirabilis, Lithops spp., Victoria amazonica, Encephalartos ferox, Pandanus utilis and mangrove species. The native flora of Romania is represented by plants from Transylvania, the Carpathians, Olténia and Banat provinces as well as plants from the maritime dunes of the Black Sea coast. Greenhouse collections include palms, orchids, bromeliads and economic plants. No. of taxa: 10,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, threatened species in the local and national flora and from other parts of the world, such as Dianthus callizonus, Nigritella rubra, Adonis volgensis, Rhododendron kotschyi., Astragalus peterfii and Paeonia peregrina var. romanica.

Location: CRAIOVA Founded: 1953 Garden Name: Grâdina Botanicâ a Universitätii, Address: Agronimic "Tudor Vladimiresu", Strada Communa din Paris 24, CRAIOVA. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 4,000 Ex situ Collections: Crassulaceae, Cactaceae, Romanian flora. No. of taxa: 3,500 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: IASI Founded: 1856 Garden Name: Grâdina Botanicâ a Universitatii Address: "Al. I. Cuza" din Iasi, Str Dumbrava Rosie nr 7 - 9, 6600 IASI. Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 216,000 Ex situ Collections: Paeonia, Rosa, Syringa, Dahlia, Chrysanthemum, Canna, Gladiolus, Lilium, Tulipa, Orchidaceae, Iris, Crocus, Narcissus, Begonia, Peperomia, Bromeliaceae, Araceae, Nymphaeaceae, Ericaceae. No. of taxa: c.8,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes. Native species, including those used in species recovery activities such as for plant reintroductions to the wild. The collection includes 133 protected species from the national flora, and 23 species from its own region.

Location: JIBOU Founded: 1968 Garden Name: Grâdina Botanicâ Address: 4675 JIBOU, Salaj. Status: State Herbarium: No. Ex situ Collections: Trees including Carya ovota, Cupressus arizonica, Rhododendron kotschyi, Taxodium distichum and Sequoiadendron giganteum. Begonia, Canna, Dianthus, Iris, Paeonia. Bromeliaceae, Begoniaceae, Cactaceae, Liliaceae, Moraceae, Nympheaceae, Orchidaceae. Cycads including Zamia pumila and Ceratozamia mexicana. Welwitschia mirabilis, Victoria amazonica. Produces a regular seed list. No. of taxa: 3,500 (including 1,500 native plant species) Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, ext ensive collections of threatened plants including 15 spp. threatened in Europe, 30 spp. threatened nationally and 80 spp. threatened in the region.

Location: SIMERIA Founded: 18th century Garden Name: Arboretumul Simeria Address: Str. Biscarisi N1, 2.625 SIMERIA, Jud Hunedoara. Status: State Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: Native and exotic trees and shrubs. Gymnosperms, including Abies pinsapo, A. cephalonica “simeria”, A. homolepis. Fagaceae such as Quercus imbricaria, Q. macrocarpa and Q. libani. Robinia pseudoacacia, Celtis occidentalis, Taxodium distichum. 14% of the taxa cultivated are European, 47% Asian, 25% from North America, 10% from Eurasia and 4% from other regions. No. of taxa: 2,165 spp.(outdoors) Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Location: TIMISOARA Founded: 1913 Garden Name: L'Arboretum Bazos Address: Statiunea ICAS, 1900 TIMISOARA, Padurea Verde. Status: Unknown Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: A general collection of trees and shrubs No. of taxa: 800 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: TIRGU-MURES Founded: 1952 Garden Name: Grâdina Botanicâ Address: Istitutul de Medicina si Farmacie, Str. GH Marinescu N 38, 4300 TIRGU-MURES. Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,500 Ex situ Collections: A general collection of trees and shrubs. North American trees. No. of taxa: 1,500 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Key reference:

Association des Jardin botaniques de France et des pays francophones (JBF), (2000). Guide des Jardins botaniques de France et des pays francophones. Le Carrousel, Belin and ACTA, Paris, France.