Jardin botanique de Cayenne | |
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Type | Botanical garden |
Location | Cayenne, French Guiana |
Coordinates | 4°56′20″N 52°19′13″W / 4.9390°N 52.3203°W |
Area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres) |
Created | 1879 |
Status | Public park [1] |
The Jardin botanique de Cayenne is a botanical garden located at the end of the Avenue Charles de Gaulle, adjacent to the university, in Cayenne, French Guiana. The garden measures 3 hectares. [2] Although the Conseil Général de la Guyane states that the garden, formerly the Jardin du Roi (King's Garden), was established in 1879, [2] there are earlier references to a botanical garden in Cayenne. [3] It now contains a statue of politician Gaston Monnerville (1897-1991). [4]