ISSN 2756-326X
Advances in Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences ISSN 2381-3911 Vol. 3 (6), pp. 001-039, June, 2017. © International Scholars 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
Accepted 03 January, 2017
Abstract
In this article, we studied the historical background of six major historical botanic 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.