Seinan Gakuin University Biblical Botanical Garden

Seinan Gakuin University Biblical Botanical Garden

The Seinan Gakuin University Biblical Botanical Garden (西南学院大学 聖書植物園)is a botanical garden located across the campus of Seinan Gakuin University, Nishijin 6-2-92, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. It is open daily.

The garden contains about 80 plants mentioned in the Bible, with labels in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, English, and Japanese, as well as a reference to the Biblical passage in which the plant is mentioned.

The collection includes Abies firma, Aloe arborescens var. natalensi, Aloe vera, Anemone coronaria, Anethum graveolens, Brassica nigra, Cinnamomum verum, Cistus creticus, Coriandrum sativum, Crocus sativus, Cuminum cyminum, Cupressus sempervirens, Cyperus papyrus, Echinops ritro, Ficus carica, Foeniculum vulgare, Gossypium herbaceum, Hedera helix, Hordeum vulgare, Hyoscyamus spp., Hyoscyamus aureus, Hyssopus officinalis, Laurus nobilis, Lavandula stoechas, Lawsonia inermis, Lens culinaris, Lilium candidum, Linum usitatissimum, Lolium temulentum, Lycium chinense, Majorana syriaca, Mentha longifolia, Micromeria fruticosa, Morus nigra, Myrtus communis, Nerium oleander, Nicotiana glauca, Nigella sativa, Olea europaea, Ornithogalum spp., Phoenix dactylifera, Phragmites australis, Pinus densiflora, Populus nigra var. Italica, Prunus dulcis, Punica granatum, Quercus calliprinos, Quercus glauca, Ricinus communis, Rosa canina, Rosa hybrida, Rosa phoenicia, Rubia tinctorum, Ruta chalepensis, Salvia fruticosa, Salvia hierosolymitana, Silybum marianum, Sternbergia clusiana, Trachycarpus fortunei, Triticum aestivum, Urtica urens, Vitis vinifera, Zelkova serrata, and Zizyphus spina-christi.

See also

* List of botanical gardens in Japan

References

* [http://www.seinan-gu.ac.jp/shokubutsu/index.html Seinan Gakuin University Biblical Botanical Garden (Japanese)]
* [http://www.jardinsbotaniquesjaponais.fr/BiblicalBotanicalGarden.htm Jardins Botaniques Japonais (French)]


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