The Garden of Biodiversity

Since September 2014, following the acquisition of a new area to the south of the Ancient Botanical Garden, the new greenhouses of the Biodiversity Garden have been open to the public, a symbolic microcosm that allows visitors to experience the different climatic and vegetation conditions present on Earth, with about 1,300 species being part of the exhibition project.

The heart of the area are the five greenhouses, inserted in a glass and steel gallery, which reproduce as many biomes, areas of the Earth characterized by climatic and vegetal uniformity. Plants therefore live in homogeneous environments in terms of humidity and temperature, which simulate different climatic conditions: from tropical areas to subhumid areas, from temperate to arid zones.

The position of the plants within each environment and the pond of aquatic plants reflects a phytogeographical subdivision. It is a journey through the vegetation of the Earth (in America as well as in Africa and Madagascar, in Asia, in temperate Europe, in Oceania), along which one crosses the main ecosystems of the planet, personally and immediately perceiving the richness (or poverty) of biodiversity present in each climatic zone.

Along the way, in addition to the plant-environment relationship, the plant-human relationship is also highlighted: a specific path illustrates the economic use of plants in different historical and geographical areas.