The Herbarium Musem in Cagliari is housed in the Department of Life Sciences and Environmental Studies of the University of Cagliari, in the Botany Section. It was founded along with the Botanical Garden (1866) thanks to Patrizio Gennari’s untiring efforts. Due to the importance of its collections and holdings, it is indexed in the Index Herbariorum as Herbarium CAG and it is part of the Interdepartmental Centre for the University Museums and Historical Archives (CIMCAS). The Herbarium comprises approximately 65,000 exsiccatae of vascular plants as well as algae, bryophytes and fungi. It also includes a unusual collection of galles, also known as Cecidoteca.
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The grounds of the present-day Botanical Garden in Cagliari were acquired by the University of Cagliari in 1863. The architect Gaetano Cima was appointed to design the Botanical Garden, and the earthworks started in 1864 under Professor Patrizio Gennari’s supervision. Giovanni Battista Canepa, the appointed gardener of the Botanical Garden in Genoa, also contributed to this project. The official opening took place on 15th November 1866. As founder, Gennari collaborated with the head gardeners to create an Arboretum (or model-garden) so as to ensure that the tropical and exotic plants would adjust to the Sardinian climate. Planting the Botanical Garden proved to be extremely difficult due to the limited equipment and water (mostly salt water) available. Despite these obstacles, the Botanical Garden was completed at the beginning of the 20th century. From 1925 to 1929, Professor Mameli-Calvino served as director of the Botanical Garden. During World War II, the Botanical Garden hosted a cavalry battalion and this led to the partial damage of it collections. Fortunately, its library and herbarium had previously been transferred to a deconsecrated church in Ghilarza (in the province of Oristano). During the following years, the new directors contributed to create, complete and add new buildings that expanded and enriched the Botanical Garden in Cagliari. These additions include the Garden of Simple Plants (or medicinal plants); the Pampanin Fountain honouring Prof. Renato Pampanini, who was director of the Botanical Garden from 1930 to 1943; the Tropical Greenhouse; the Biodiversity Rock Garden and the Botanical Museum.
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