THE PTERIDOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS AT HANBURY BOTANIC GARDENS (LA MORTOLA): HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND A PLAN FOR RESTORATION OF THE FERNS AREA

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  • ELENA ZAPPA

Abstract

In his garden at La Mortola Thomas Hanbury introduced many species of exotic ferns to experiment their acclimatization and their ornamental potential.
An historical research has been carried out on the catalogues of the plants cultivated in the garden; we obtained a list that enabled us to reconstruct, to a certain degree, the history and the dynamics of the original collection. The results of the research can help us to identify the species that could be successfully reintroduced in a project for the restoration of the Fern area.

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2018-05-22