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Botanical gardens in Portugal have collections consisting entirely of Portugal native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Portugal, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.
Although the Azores are politically part of Portugal, the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats the Azores as a distinct botanical country. The archipelago are part of Macaronesia , a biogeographical region which also includes the Canary Islands , Cape Verde Islands , Madeira , and the Selvagens .
This category includes the endemic and native plants of Portugal. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. According to the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, this category excludes the Azores, Madeira and Savage Islands. These are subcategories of Category:Flora of Macaronesia
The Lisbon Tropical Botanical Garden (Jardim Botânico Tropical) is located between the Jerónimos Monastery and the Belém Palace, the official residence of the Portuguese president, in Belém, a few kilometers to the west of the centre of Lisbon. It occupies a total area of about 7 hectares, including a botanical park of about 5 hectares that ...
The islands are home to dozens of endemic species and subspecies of vascular plants, including the endemic genera Chamaemeles, Musschia, Parafestuca, and Sinapidendron. [1] Although the Madeira archipelago is politically part of Portugal , the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats Madeira as distinct botanical country.
The Garden is actually a series of spaces that show open-air examples of plants, trees and herbaceous species, as well as medicinal, aromatic and exotic ornamental plants, traditionally used on the islands. [2] Specifically, the Garden is also a depository of some of the more rare plants in the Region, such as the Veronica Dabney. [2]
[11] [12] Due to this, Portugal was placed 168th globally out of 172 countries on the Forest Landscape Integrity Index in 2019. [13] Chameleo from Algarve. Portugal is the second country in Europe with the highest number of threatened animal and plant species (488 as of 2020). [14] [15]
Loss of these food plants contributed to the species' declining population. Between 2003 and 2008 an EU-funded project removed exotic species and replanted native food plants in the Pico da Vara/Ribeira do Guilherme Special Protection Area on São Miguel, and the local Azores bullfinch population subsequently rebounded.