The Mutis flower and the emblem of the botanical garden

Its common name is carnation") and the scientific name Mutisia clematis, Its family is that of the asteraceae. It is a climbing plant, with compound leaves that are intense green above and whitish below (due to the abundant velvety hair it has), it has tendrils (modified leaves that serve to cling to a climbing body) that are coiled and light green in color.

Its flower is very showy, pendulous and has a bright red color in its petals. It is a characteristic species of the Andean forests of Colombia. It is distributed in an altitudinal range that goes from 2,300 to 3,200, it is characteristic of open areas and is generally located at the edge of the forest where it appears attached to some plants in these external areas.

This is an exceptional plant, since it is a herb from the Compositae family but climbing and with tendrils, which is completely atypical for it. For this reason Linnaeus, its describer, was very surprised to find it and gave the genus the name of the wise Mutis, in order to immortalize him and currently more than 50 species of the genus Mutisia are described.

Tree and flower emblem of Bogotá

By district agreement number 069 of 2002, the walnut tree (Juglans neotropica) was declared the flagship tree of Bogotá. The walnut is the flagship tree of the capital, replacing the traditional Sabanero rubber and standing out for its longevity, resistance to pollution and landscape and historical value.

In December 2003, the Council adopted the orchid Odontoglossum luteopurpureum") as the flagship flower of Bogotá. It is characteristic of the humid penumbra of the Eastern hills "Cerros Orientales (Bogotá)") of the Bogotá savanna and is in danger of extinction. It is not a parasite but an epiphyte, as it lives mainly on the branches of trees, but without feeding on them.

Considered the main refuge of biodiversity in the capital region, the living collection of the Botanical Garden houses about 54,884 individuals, 304 families, 469 genera, 903 species and individuals of plants representative of the Andean and paramo ecosystems. This Collection constitutes a source of research, conservation of diversity and education in the region and the country.

The ecosystems currently represented are high Andean forest and paramo, which seek to represent native species of the altitudinal range between 2,800 and 3,250.

The vegetation that the Garden has corresponds 15% to the total of Cundinamarca, and 6% to what we have at the national level, always seeking to prioritize the high Andean and paramo ecosystems.

It is important to highlight that they are working on the construction of the largest Tropicario in Colombia and, possibly, one of the most impressive in Latin America, where they also have a projection of housing 900 individuals of 200 species, distributed in different environments such as useful plants; CEPAC (Specialized Collections for Conservation); Tropical Dry Forest (bsT); Wet Forest (Amazonia and Chocó biogeographic) and Superpáramo.

The main criteria and characteristics by which species are prioritized for the enrichment of collections are: their nature; altered state and risk condition; and the anthropogenic effects and phenomena generated by climate change that they present. The above determines the need to conserve representative plant species of the high Andean and paramo ecosystems, to ensure their knowledge and conservation in an environment other than the natural one (ex situ).

Within the Garden, 73 species are registered among the most threatened categories, of which 30 are vulnerable, such as the black oak (Colombobalanus excelsa); the rosemary pine (Podocarpus oleifolius) and the oak (Quercus humboldtii).

There are 29 species in danger, among which are the wax palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense), the cedar (Juglans neotropica) and the magnolia (Magnolia caricaefragrans).

Finally, in critical danger there are 14 species such as cumin (Aniba perutilis), lycania (Licania cabrerae) and may (Meriania mutisii).

Contenido

El Tropicario es un circuito de invernaderos ubicado dentro del Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, en el que se puede recorrer diferentes ecosistemas de Colombia, desde el superpáramo, ubicado en la parte más alta de nuestras montañas donde nacen los ríos que recorren el territorio, hasta las selvas húmedas tropicales que se encuentran entre los lugares más biodiversos del mundo. También, los valles interandinos de los ríos Cauca y Magdalena, hasta llegar a la Alta Guajira para conocer la biodiversidad del amenazado Bosque seco tropical.

Para público infantil y juvenil, el recorrido incluye acompañamiento de un educador ambiental a grupos de máximo 20 personas y actividades lúdicas antes y después del recorrido por los diferentes ambientes. Los visitantes nacionales y extranjeros pueden contar con acompañamiento de un educador ambiental, para grupos de máximo 20 personas. Se puede solicitar guía en inglés o francés.

Thematic classification of the rooms

Superpáramo: Collection of plants from altitudinal ranges between 4,000 – 4,500, predominating non-vascular plants, Asteraceae and Rosaceae. Additionally, in this room you can see the exhibition “Colombia at the Top”, an impressive collection of 20 images by the Colombian nature and heritage photographer, César David Martínez.

Tropical humid forest: Collections of the Amazon and Chocó biogeographic.

Tropical dry forest: The flora of the most threatened ecosystem in Colombia is represented.

Useful plants: Categories of use such as medicinal, nutritional, fiber and magical-religious are represented.

Specialized collections for conservation: Plants in some threat category, with terrestrial habits and epiphytes.

They investigate the recovery of ecosystems that have been altered or degraded, in order to contribute to the reestablishment of their characteristics or attributes and ecosystem services. This is how they generate knowledge about environments altered by disturbances, such as the invasion of thorn bush (eastern hills case) and unplanned forest plantations with invasive and exotic species, among others, and thus give assertive answers on how it should be restored. They have 10 pilot research areas and have developed 5 applicable ecosystem recovery models.

They provide knowledge about the interactions of urban green covers and the region. Precisely, they have developed 10 investigations on urban trees, which have allowed them to identify the main diseases of our trees and thus solutions and alternatives to guarantee that they are healthy. Additionally, they have recorded and identified 100 species of birds and 30 species of insects.

They extend knowledge to every corner of the capital, through virtualization with the creation of multimedia specials and the opening of several communication and interaction channels where they tell and demonstrate the work of the Botanical Garden.

Additionally, it has guided tours, with the aim of bringing citizens closer to the green spaces they have in their surroundings from a single place. As a complement to the generation of knowledge, they hold events open to the public, such as the Orchid, Bonsai and Carnivorous Exhibition, Night Garden, Farmer's Markets, Literary Picnic; and they produce multimedia specials that can be found through the website www.jbb.gov.co/especiales, which serve as an interactive and attractive mechanism, not only for adult audiences, but for children and young people, so that they can learn and learn about the city's plant heritage.

Inside the garden you can enjoy the Tropicario, a circuit of greenhouses in which you can tour different ecosystems of Colombia, from the super-paramo, located in the highest part of our mountains where the rivers that run through the territory are born, to the tropical humid jungles that are among the most biodiverse places in the world. Also, the inter-Andean valleys of the Cauca and Magdalena rivers, until reaching Alta Guajira to learn about the biodiversity of the threatened tropical dry forest.

Likewise, they have a sophisticated Herbarium, modernized in 2017, where in addition to learning about the diversity of native and introduced species and their distribution in the capital, they recently achieved the first DNA extraction from a sabanero rubber, in the molecular biology laboratory, where they seek to identify the origins of the most common trees in Bogotá's woodlands and promote the development of research for the conservation of the diversity of the city's flora.

They plant tree plantations of the species that best adapt to the conditions of the capital, such as false pepper, liquidambar, phoenix palm, rosemary pine, oak, privet, wax palm, sabanero rubber, yarumo, Australian oak, Manizales guayacán, cedar, walnut, Tequendama rubber, carbonero, pomarroso eucalyptus, sevencueros, yellow chicalá, pink chicalá, and ash, among others. which were selected taking into account the microclimates of Bogotá, resistance to stress and urban pollution and the type of soil, among other factors, which make the trees of Bogotá a reference, an identity: with dense and high crowns to generate greater visibility; long-lived, with high uptake of particles (CO²) and attractive to the diversity of birds and insects.

They carry out comprehensive pest and disease management on a daily basis, accompanied by exhaustive maintenance sessions on each and every one of the city's trees, such as pruning, irrigation, plating or re-tuning.

• - Bogotá Botanical Garden.

• - JBB social networks.

• - Parks of Bogotá.

• - Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park.

The Mutis flower and the emblem of the botanical garden

Its common name is carnation") and the scientific name Mutisia clematis, Its family is that of the asteraceae. It is a climbing plant, with compound leaves that are intense green above and whitish below (due to the abundant velvety hair it has), it has tendrils (modified leaves that serve to cling to a climbing body) that are coiled and light green in color.

Its flower is very showy, pendulous and has a bright red color in its petals. It is a characteristic species of the Andean forests of Colombia. It is distributed in an altitudinal range that goes from 2,300 to 3,200, it is characteristic of open areas and is generally located at the edge of the forest where it appears attached to some plants in these external areas.

This is an exceptional plant, since it is a herb from the Compositae family but climbing and with tendrils, which is completely atypical for it. For this reason Linnaeus, its describer, was very surprised to find it and gave the genus the name of the wise Mutis, in order to immortalize him and currently more than 50 species of the genus Mutisia are described.

Tree and flower emblem of Bogotá

By district agreement number 069 of 2002, the walnut tree (Juglans neotropica) was declared the flagship tree of Bogotá. The walnut is the flagship tree of the capital, replacing the traditional Sabanero rubber and standing out for its longevity, resistance to pollution and landscape and historical value.

In December 2003, the Council adopted the orchid Odontoglossum luteopurpureum") as the flagship flower of Bogotá. It is characteristic of the humid penumbra of the Eastern hills "Cerros Orientales (Bogotá)") of the Bogotá savanna and is in danger of extinction. It is not a parasite but an epiphyte, as it lives mainly on the branches of trees, but without feeding on them.

Considered the main refuge of biodiversity in the capital region, the living collection of the Botanical Garden houses about 54,884 individuals, 304 families, 469 genera, 903 species and individuals of plants representative of the Andean and paramo ecosystems. This Collection constitutes a source of research, conservation of diversity and education in the region and the country.

The ecosystems currently represented are high Andean forest and paramo, which seek to represent native species of the altitudinal range between 2,800 and 3,250.

The vegetation that the Garden has corresponds 15% to the total of Cundinamarca, and 6% to what we have at the national level, always seeking to prioritize the high Andean and paramo ecosystems.

It is important to highlight that they are working on the construction of the largest Tropicario in Colombia and, possibly, one of the most impressive in Latin America, where they also have a projection of housing 900 individuals of 200 species, distributed in different environments such as useful plants; CEPAC (Specialized Collections for Conservation); Tropical Dry Forest (bsT); Wet Forest (Amazonia and Chocó biogeographic) and Superpáramo.

The main criteria and characteristics by which species are prioritized for the enrichment of collections are: their nature; altered state and risk condition; and the anthropogenic effects and phenomena generated by climate change that they present. The above determines the need to conserve representative plant species of the high Andean and paramo ecosystems, to ensure their knowledge and conservation in an environment other than the natural one (ex situ).

Within the Garden, 73 species are registered among the most threatened categories, of which 30 are vulnerable, such as the black oak (Colombobalanus excelsa); the rosemary pine (Podocarpus oleifolius) and the oak (Quercus humboldtii).

There are 29 species in danger, among which are the wax palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense), the cedar (Juglans neotropica) and the magnolia (Magnolia caricaefragrans).

Finally, in critical danger there are 14 species such as cumin (Aniba perutilis), lycania (Licania cabrerae) and may (Meriania mutisii).

Contenido

El Tropicario es un circuito de invernaderos ubicado dentro del Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, en el que se puede recorrer diferentes ecosistemas de Colombia, desde el superpáramo, ubicado en la parte más alta de nuestras montañas donde nacen los ríos que recorren el territorio, hasta las selvas húmedas tropicales que se encuentran entre los lugares más biodiversos del mundo. También, los valles interandinos de los ríos Cauca y Magdalena, hasta llegar a la Alta Guajira para conocer la biodiversidad del amenazado Bosque seco tropical.

Para público infantil y juvenil, el recorrido incluye acompañamiento de un educador ambiental a grupos de máximo 20 personas y actividades lúdicas antes y después del recorrido por los diferentes ambientes. Los visitantes nacionales y extranjeros pueden contar con acompañamiento de un educador ambiental, para grupos de máximo 20 personas. Se puede solicitar guía en inglés o francés.

Thematic classification of the rooms

Superpáramo: Collection of plants from altitudinal ranges between 4,000 – 4,500, predominating non-vascular plants, Asteraceae and Rosaceae. Additionally, in this room you can see the exhibition “Colombia at the Top”, an impressive collection of 20 images by the Colombian nature and heritage photographer, César David Martínez.

Tropical humid forest: Collections of the Amazon and Chocó biogeographic.

Tropical dry forest: The flora of the most threatened ecosystem in Colombia is represented.

Useful plants: Categories of use such as medicinal, nutritional, fiber and magical-religious are represented.

Specialized collections for conservation: Plants in some threat category, with terrestrial habits and epiphytes.

They investigate the recovery of ecosystems that have been altered or degraded, in order to contribute to the reestablishment of their characteristics or attributes and ecosystem services. This is how they generate knowledge about environments altered by disturbances, such as the invasion of thorn bush (eastern hills case) and unplanned forest plantations with invasive and exotic species, among others, and thus give assertive answers on how it should be restored. They have 10 pilot research areas and have developed 5 applicable ecosystem recovery models.

They provide knowledge about the interactions of urban green covers and the region. Precisely, they have developed 10 investigations on urban trees, which have allowed them to identify the main diseases of our trees and thus solutions and alternatives to guarantee that they are healthy. Additionally, they have recorded and identified 100 species of birds and 30 species of insects.

They extend knowledge to every corner of the capital, through virtualization with the creation of multimedia specials and the opening of several communication and interaction channels where they tell and demonstrate the work of the Botanical Garden.

Additionally, it has guided tours, with the aim of bringing citizens closer to the green spaces they have in their surroundings from a single place. As a complement to the generation of knowledge, they hold events open to the public, such as the Orchid, Bonsai and Carnivorous Exhibition, Night Garden, Farmer's Markets, Literary Picnic; and they produce multimedia specials that can be found through the website www.jbb.gov.co/especiales, which serve as an interactive and attractive mechanism, not only for adult audiences, but for children and young people, so that they can learn and learn about the city's plant heritage.

Inside the garden you can enjoy the Tropicario, a circuit of greenhouses in which you can tour different ecosystems of Colombia, from the super-paramo, located in the highest part of our mountains where the rivers that run through the territory are born, to the tropical humid jungles that are among the most biodiverse places in the world. Also, the inter-Andean valleys of the Cauca and Magdalena rivers, until reaching Alta Guajira to learn about the biodiversity of the threatened tropical dry forest.

Likewise, they have a sophisticated Herbarium, modernized in 2017, where in addition to learning about the diversity of native and introduced species and their distribution in the capital, they recently achieved the first DNA extraction from a sabanero rubber, in the molecular biology laboratory, where they seek to identify the origins of the most common trees in Bogotá's woodlands and promote the development of research for the conservation of the diversity of the city's flora.

They plant tree plantations of the species that best adapt to the conditions of the capital, such as false pepper, liquidambar, phoenix palm, rosemary pine, oak, privet, wax palm, sabanero rubber, yarumo, Australian oak, Manizales guayacán, cedar, walnut, Tequendama rubber, carbonero, pomarroso eucalyptus, sevencueros, yellow chicalá, pink chicalá, and ash, among others. which were selected taking into account the microclimates of Bogotá, resistance to stress and urban pollution and the type of soil, among other factors, which make the trees of Bogotá a reference, an identity: with dense and high crowns to generate greater visibility; long-lived, with high uptake of particles (CO²) and attractive to the diversity of birds and insects.

They carry out comprehensive pest and disease management on a daily basis, accompanied by exhaustive maintenance sessions on each and every one of the city's trees, such as pruning, irrigation, plating or re-tuning.

• - Bogotá Botanical Garden.

• - JBB social networks.

• - Parks of Bogotá.

• - Simón Bolívar Metropolitan Park.