Botanical Gardens School of Science Osaka Metropolitan University

Botanical Gardens, School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University
Botanical Gardens School of Science Osaka Metropolitan University
Type	Botanical Gardens
Location	Katano, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates	34°45′49″N 135°40′54″E
Area	255,300 square metres (63.1 acres)
Created	1950
Public transit access	Kisaichi Station

The Botanical Gardens, School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University (大阪公立大学理学部附属植物園, Ōsaka Kouritsu Daigaku Rigakubu Fuzoku Shokubutsuen, 26 hectares) are botanical gardens operated by Osaka Metropolitan University. They are near the Keihan-Kisaichi Station, Katano, Osaka, Japan and open to the public.

The gardens were established in 1950 and contain about 4500 species from around the world, including more than 1,000 species native to Japan. They also contain representatives of 11 Japanese forest types. The gardens' maple collection includes Acer insulare, A. pictum (mono), A. japonicum, A. sieboldianum, A. rufinerve, A. nipponicum, A. pycnanthum, A. carpinifolium and A. amoenum.

Research accomplishments include discovery of the fossil genus Metasequoia by Dr. Shigeru Miki, as well as ongoing activities in systematics, ecology, physiology, genetics, horticulture, and dendrology.

References and external links

• Official web page (Japanese)
• Osaka City University
• Photographs of gardens' maples

See also

• List of botanical gardens in Japan