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San Juan Botanical Garden, the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, is a 300-acre urban garden in Río Piedras that serves as both public green space and a living laboratory for plant study and conservation. Proposed in 1959, endorsed in 1969, and inaugurated in 1971 through Arturo Roque’s initiative with support from university president Dr. Jaime Benítez, it features themed collections of tropical and subtropical plants, including heliconias, orchids, palms, a Taíno Garden, and endemic Puerto Rican species. Its herbarium of more than 36,000 specimens supports research, while its reopening in 1991 after Hurricane Hugo tied it to broader ecological and conservation goals in San Juan.
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