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RESEARCH PRODUCT

The changing role of botanic gardens in the Mediterranean

G. DominaC. Salmeri

subject

Settore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataBotanic gardens Botanic garden history Botanic garden network Garden functions

description

Born as medicinal plant gardens (Gardens of Simples, Giardini dei semplici), for the cultivation and study of medicinal plants and the use their active principles, very soon, botanical gardens adapted themselves to the emerging needs of changing societies, expanding their activities towards new goals.

http://hdl.handle.net/10447/231715