The Palmetum, Townsville

The Palmetum, Townsville

The Palmetum is one of three botanical gardens of Townsville, Queensland. The Palmetum are located in the suburb of Annandale, near the Ross River, James Cook University and the Townsville Hospital.

Gardens

The Palmetum is a botanical garden featuring only one family of plants, the palm. The park covers almost 17 hectares. The garden's a collection encloses all six subfamilies within the family Arecaceae, with a total of about 300 species represented. Many are considered rare and threatened in their natural habitat. Around 50% of these species are naturally found in Australia which makes the plantarium a diverse experience. 60% of the plants currently in palmetum are labelled. A boardwalk within the park follows the wetland path and also around the small inlet from Ross River.

History

The Palmetum was officially opened in September 1988 as a Bicentennial project. Townsville’s Japanese sister city Tokuyama funded the initial development of the Licuala Walk and Tokuyama Garden, which was completed in 1996. The Blackhawk Memorial was completed in 1997, dedicated to the 18 soldiers who lost their lives in a training exercise accident at the High Range Training Area. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/stories/s22726.htm ABC News: Pressure mounts to honour peacetime military deaths] ]

Map

A map and more information is available at Townsville Parks Service: Palmetum. [ [http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/parks/palmetum.asp Townsville Parks Service: Palmetum] ]

Gallery

ee also

There are two other botanical gardens in Townsville:
* Anderson Park, Townsville
* Queens Gardens, Townsville

References

External links

* [http://palm-trees.org Palm Trees, Small Palms, Cycads, Bromeliads & Tropical Plants] Site with 1000's of large, high quality photos of palms and associated flora. Includes information on habitat and cultivation.
* [http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Palmpedia] A wiki based site dedicated to high quality images and information on palm trees.


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