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Sunday, May 13, 2018

The National Botanic Garden of Namibia,Windhoek

Hill view of the garden
Namibia holds some incredible records that make it a unique place to visit. Its endemic natural plant
Map of the garden.
diversity is unquestionably one of these. 
After visiting some incredible botanic gardens like Peradenya (Sri Lanka), Singapore, Bogor (Indonesia), or those in the Seychelles islands, I could not miss paying a visit to the Botanic Garden of Windhoek. 
It is located on a hill above the Hilton Hotel, not too far away of the residential area of Little Windhoek. But it is at a walking distance from downtown and its entrance is free. After registering, you will be given a map of the garden. It is a self-guiding hike as everything is clearly labeled. You can spend hours in this place but you must be aware that there is a lot of uphill/downhill climbing to see the different species. When I went, I was the only visitor and it took me about 90 minutes to be able to see most of the interesting species.

Some endemic botanical wonders of Namibia are :
-the Quiver tree [Aloidendron dichotomum]
-the Dollar plant [Zygophyllum stapfii]
-the Damara milk-bush [Euphorbia damarana]
-theWelwitschia mirabilis, a weird & unique desert plant
-the Bottletree [Pachypodium lealii]

A Butter tree

A Quiver tree
Another example of a Quiver tree
A Camel-Thorn branch
Unknown ground plant
Another garden plant
Lichens
A Bottletree
The poisonous Euphorbia




A plant sample
Two samples of a few trees in the garden

About the Welwitschia mirabilis
A Sausage Tree

A few Namibian Animals:

A peculiar rodent met once during the trip
Panoramic view of Windhoek suburbs from the top of the Botanic Garden
As I went on a tour of the country, here are some of the endemic plant species I was able to come across with:
A Welwitschia mirabilis in the protected Namib Desert area near Swakopmund
A Dollar plant in the Namib Desert

Windhoek Botanical Garden

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