Fact Sheet of NBG (2024/05/14) (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 maintained 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 | 1285 species (1300 taxa) | 748 ex-situ conserved,
522 in-situ conserved & 15 invasive species |
| Angiosperms | 1094 species (1107 taxa) | 673 ex-situ + 419 in-situ conserved
+ 15 invasive taxa |
| Gymnosperms | 34 species (36 taxa) | 36 ex-situ conserved |
| Pteridophytes | 111 species (111 taxa) | 74 ex-situ + 37 in-situ conserved |
| Bryophytes | 46 species (46 taxa) | 46 in-situ conserved |
| Trees | 231 species (235 taxa) | 189 ex-situ + 42 in-situ conserved species |
| Shrubs | 254 species | 173 ex-situ + 80 in-situ conserved
+ 1 invasive species |
| Herbs | 800 species | 386 ex-situ + 400 in-situ conserved
+ 14 invasive species |
| Climbers | 79 species | 40 ex-situ + 39 in-situ conserved |
| Endemic plants | 11 species | 6 ex-situ + 5 in-situ conserved |
| CITES-listed plants | 107 species (Including orchid species) | Appendix I- 2 species
Appendix II- 102 (16+86) species Appendix III- 3 species |
| IUCN Red List plants | 341 species | Extinct in the Wild = 1 species
Critically Endangered = 3 species Endangered = 14 species Vulnerable = 11 species Near Threatened = 8 species Least Concern = 285 species Data Deficient = 19 species |
| Number of “W” taxa | 313 | 101 trees + 63 shrubs + 149 herbs |
| Number of “Z” taxa | 310 | 80 trees + 86 shrubs + 144 herbs |
| Number of “G” taxa | 117 | 7 trees + 27 shrubs + 83 herbs |
| Number of “U” taxa | 21 | 5 trees + 2 shrubs + 14 herbs |
| Largest family | Orchidaceae (89 species) | Ex-situ conserved: 78 species,
In-situ conserved: 11 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.”