Back Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam Spanish सरकारी वनस्पति उद्यान, ऊटी Hindi ബോട്ടാണിക്കൽ ഗാർഡൻ, ഊട്ടി Malayalam ஊட்டி தாவரவியல் பூங்கா Tamil
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_-_India_03.JPG) Government Botanical Garden, Ooty | |
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| Type | Botanical Garden |
| Location | Ooty (Udhagamandalam) |
| Coordinates | 11°25′08″N 76°42′40″E / 11.418752°N 76.711038°E |
| Area | 22 hectares (54 acres) |
| Opened | 1847[1] |
| Owned by | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Operated by | Horticulture Department, Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Status | Open |
| Species | 650[1] |
| Collections | Cork tree, Paper bark tree, Monkey puzzle tree[2] |
The Government Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Udhagamandalam, near Coimbatore (Ooty), Tamil Nadu state, India laid out in 1848.[3] The gardens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 22 hectares (54 acres), and lie on the lower slopes of Doddabetta peak.[4] The garden has a terraced layout. It is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department.[5]
It ascends the slopes of the hill at an elevation of 2250–2500 metres above mean sea level.[2] The garden enjoys a temperate climate, with an average rainfall of 140 cm, the most of which is received during south-west monsoon, with frosty nights from November to February. The maximum and minimum temperatures are 28 °C and 0 °C respectively.[6]
- ^ a b "Peaks of pleasure". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ a b "GOVERNMENT BOTANICAL GARDEN". Nilgiris.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Ooty Botanical Garden". Ooty.com. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Archive for the 'States of South India' Category-Botanical Garden". India-tourist-places.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
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