Kinshasa Botanical Garden

The Kinshasa Botanical Garden (Jardin botanique de Kinshasa, abbreviated as JBK), formerly known as the Fernand De Boeck Park and Parc de la Révolution (1970–1978), is a botanical garden located in Gombe, Kinshasa, in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The garden was established in 1933 and covers approximately 8 hectares, although 1 hectare is now used by shops connected to the nearby Kinshasa Central Market. It is strategically located opposite the Kinshasa Zoological Garden on Kasa-Vubu Avenue, and is bounded by Avenue du Commerce to the north, Rwakadingi Avenue to the south, Avenue des Marais to the east, and Kasa-Vubu Avenue to the west. JBK is managed by the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature, ICCN), and is used for both science and education. It contains 286 plant species and includes a nursery, a seed bank, a herbarium, and an arboretum that focuses on native flora and is home to more than 100 tree species.

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