The Orto Botanico di APS Parco Domingo Comunità Empatica e Sostenibile Bari (in Latin: Hortus botanicus barensis), also known as the Orto Domingo, Orto dei Miracoli, and Hortus Botanicus Barensis, is a botanical garden in Bari, Apulia, Italy. The garden extends over an area of , located at via Edoardo Orabona 4 in Bari, in Apulia. It is open Monday through Friday mornings.
The garden was established in 1955, opened in 1960, and in 1964 doubled in size to . It is operated by the APS Parco Domingo. The site includes a greenhouse covering an area of about 145 m2, a herbarium with about 40,000 specimens,Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali e per il turismo (Mibact): Museo Orto Botanico dell’Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro a hydrophyte area, an experimental area available to researchers, a rock garden, and the Herbarium Horti Botanici Barensis, which contains about 37,000 dried plants.
Species The garden collections include, among others: Aizoaceae Lithops (about 60 taxa) and similar genera (Conophytum, Dinteranthus, and Gibbaeum) Orchidaceae 33 taxa from the districts of Puglia Gargano, Murgia North-West, Salento and Valle d'Itria. Genera include Aceras, Barlia, Cephalanthera, Dactylorhiza, Himantoglossum, Ophrys, Orchis, Platanthera, and Serapias Ornamental and useful plants Collections of Cycadaceae, Leguminosae, and Musaceae. About 115 taxa of mainly Italian flora, including Grindelia robusta, Levisticum officinale, and Rumex acetosa Arecaceae including Arecastrum romanzoffianum, Butia capitata, Chamaerops humilis, Erythea armata, Jubea chilensis, Livistona chinensis, Rhapis humilis, Sabal palmetto, Phoenix roebelenii, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix canariensis, Trachycarpus fortunei, and Washingtonia filifera Apulian plants regional plants including Campanula garganica, Cistus clusii, and Viola graeca Four flowerbeds occupied by the genera Abies, Cedrus, Pinus and Cupressus Four flowerbeds – arranged symmetrically and bordered by paths on all sides – dedicated mainly to broadleaf species of the genera Acer, Sophora, Acacia, Cercis, Quercus and Tilia Aquatic plants Papyrus plants, some reaching as much as three meters in height Climbing plants such as wisterias, jasmines and bougainvilleas
References
See also List of botanical gardens in Italy
External links (in Italian) Page on the website of the University of Bari Visit to the Botanical Garden Museum of the University of Bari Aldo Moro, on the website of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (Italy)