Shimokamo Tropical Botanical Gardens
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The , also known as the Shimokamo Tropical Garden, are botanical garden
s located at Shimokamo Spa, 255 Shimokamo, Minami Izu-cho, Kamo, Shizuoka
, Japan
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The garden contains about 2,000 species
of tropical plants, including banana
, bougainvillea
, papaya
, and pineapple
.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
s located at Shimokamo Spa, 255 Shimokamo, Minami Izu-cho, Kamo, Shizuoka
Kamo, Shizuoka
was a village located in Kamo District, Shizuoka, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Kamo was incorporated into the neighboring city of Nishiizu.At the time of its merger, the village had an estimated population of 3,291 and a density of 83 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The garden contains about 2,000 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of tropical plants, including banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
, bougainvillea
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina . Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus...
, papaya
Papaya
The papaya , papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae...
, and pineapple
Pineapple
Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...
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