Ornamental Vegetation of Qanatir Public Park (original) (raw)

The present study aims at identifying and analyzing the ornamental vegetation of Qanatir Public Park in the southern section of the Nile Delta, Egypt. One hundred and twelve ornamental species; belonging to 91 genera and 45 families and represented by 4449 individuals are cultivated recorded in the Qanatir Public Park. The highly represented families are Leguminosae (14.2 %), Palmae (8%) and Moraceae (7.1%). Each of Apocynaceae, Myrtaceae and Verbenaceae are represented by 6 species (5.3%). Moreover, 8 families are represented by 2 species, and 27 families are represented by only one species. The classification of these species according to the common horticultural categories indicates that trees and shrubs have the highest contribution (80 species, 3513 individuals), while cycads (palm-like) have the lowest contribution to the recorded species (1 species, 7 individuals). Many species recorded in Qanatir Park were not recorded in the old gardens in Greater Cairo and some of them are very rare in Egypt such as Sarcocephalus cordatus. The ground weed flora associated with the ornamental plants in the Park, were identified and analyzed. Due to the history and plant wealth of this Park, it is important to develop and activate the role of botanical gardens of Qanatir Park in the local community of Greater Cairo as an educational and cultural park.

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