- Giardino Botanico Rea
The Giardino Botanico Rea is a
botanical garden located 450 meters altitude in Val Sangone, Via Giaveno 40, San Bernardino di Trana,Trana ,Province of Turin ,Piedmont ,Italy . It is open daily except Saturdays.The garden was founded in 1967 by Giuseppe Giovanni Bellia as a private institution. In 1968 it began to publish a newsletter, entitled "Rea" in 1969, and dedicated to
Giovanni Francesco Rea (1773-1833), one of the earliest botanists to study flora of theVal Susa andVal Sangone . In the 1970s Bellia created collections of exotic plants, particularlysucculent s, and explored the Val Sangone collecting its rare plants. In 1989 the Garden was purchased by the Piedmont Region to become part of the Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino, and in 1992 it opened to the public.Today the garden contains more than 2,500
species . The garden's main sections include rare and critically-endangered species of the foothills; local trees, shrubs, andPteridophyta ;aquatic plant s,succulent s,carnivorous plant s, andepiphyte s; rustic trees and shrubs; medical and aromatic plants; food and honey plants; ornamental plants; and textile plants. Of particular note are its collections ofsucculent s (more than 200 specimens),carnivorous plant s (e.g.Aldrovanda vesiculosa andDionea muscipula ) grown in heated greenhouses, and rare local species.See also
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List of botanical gardens in Italy References
* [http://www.regione.piemonte.it/museoscienzenaturali/rea/index.htm Giardino Botanico Rea]
* [http://www.horti.unimore.it/CD/Rea/Reahome.html Horti entry (Italian)]
* G. G. Bellia, "Rea" dedicata a Giovanni Francesco, "Re. Rea", 2:2-3, 1969.
* G. G. Bellia, "Rea Hortus Tranensis", in F. M. Raimondo (ed.), "Orti Botanici, Giardini Alpini, Arboreti Italiani", Edizioni Grifo, Palermo, pp 447-453, 1992.
* Pasin R. Camoletto, L. Quaranta, "Giardino Rea: collezioni, ricerca e divulgazione", "Museol. Sci.", XIV (1), Suppl.: 385-395, 1998.
* Touring Club Italiano, "L'Italia dei giardini", Touring Editore, 2005, page 27. ISBN 8836533426.
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