Fact Sheet of NBG (2023/10/18) (PDF)
| Foundation laid | July 12, 1961 (Asadh 28, 2018) by Deputy Minister Khagendra Jung Gurung of Ministry of Forests and Agriculture | Renamed as National Botanical Garden on July 3, 2006 (Asadh 19, 2063) |
| Established | October 28, 1962 (Kartik 12, 2019) as Royal Botanical Garden; NBG Day | Inaugurated by King Mahendra |
| Access | 10 km southeast from Satdobato,
Lalitpur District |
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| Area covered | 82 hectares | About 40 hectares used as garden |
| Location | Godawari-2 & 3, Lalitpur District | |
| Altitude | 1480–2000 m | |
| Climatic Zone | Sub-tropical to Temperate | |
| Longitude | 85°22’37”E to 85°23’17”E | |
| Latitude | 27°35’40”N to 27°35’53”N | |
| Temperature | 20ºC to 30ºC during summer, and
-5ºC to 20ºC during winter |
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| Annual Rainfall | 2595 mm | |
| Special Day | Plant Conservation Day (May 18) | |
| Logo | Lilium nepalense D.Don | Khiraule, Banlasun – Nepalese lily |
| Plants | 1225 species (1240 taxa) | 702 ex-situ conserved,
508 in-situ conserved & 15 invasive species |
| Angiosperms | 1039 species (1052 taxa) | 632 ex-situ + 405 in-situ conserved
+ 15 invasive taxa |
| Gymnosperms | 31 species (33 taxa) | 33 ex-situ conserved |
| Pteridophytes | 109 species (109 taxa) | 72 ex-situ + 37 in-situ conserved |
| Bryophytes | 46 species (46 taxa) | 46 in-situ conserved |
| Trees | 221 species (224 taxa) | 179 ex-situ + 42 in-situ conserved species |
| Shrubs | 230 species | 153 ex-situ + 76 in-situ conserved + 1 invasive species |
| Herbs | 774 species | 370 ex-situ + 390 in-situ conserved
+ 14 invasive species |
| Climbers | 70 species | 37 ex-situ + 33 in-situ conserved |
| Endemic plants | 10 species | 5 ex-situ + 5 in-situ conserved |
| CITES-listed plants | 100 species (Including orchid species) | Appendix I- 2 species
Appendix II- 95 (16+79) species Appendix III- 3 species |
| IUCN Red List plants | 326 species | Extinct in the Wild = 1 species
Critically Endangered = 2 species Endangered = 13 species Vulnerable = 11 species Near Threatened = 8 species Least Concern = 272 species Data Deficient = 19 species |
| Number of “W” taxa | 294 | 97 trees + 56 shrubs + 141 herbs |
| Number of “Z” taxa | 287 | 74 trees + 74 shrubs + 139 herbs |
| Number of “G” taxa | 113 | 7 trees + 26 shrubs + 80 herbs |
| Number of “U” taxa | 21 | 5 trees + 2 shrubs + 14 herbs |
| Largest family | Orchidaceae (82 species) | Ex-situ conserved: 73 species,
In-situ conserved: 9 species |
| Largest genus | Coelogyne (18 species) | Ex-situ conserved: 12 species,
In-situ conserved: 6 species |
| Mammals | 25 species | |
| Birds | 290 species | |
| Butterfly | 250 species |
Marcus Tullius Cicero: “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”