The Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden is located in the north-east of Limpopo province, South Africa. The garden is the 11th national botanical garden and principally hosts endemic plants from the Soutpansberg region.
History In 1986, the Venda government established the garden. In 2017, it was transferred to SANBI, and made a national botanical garden in 2021.
Biodiversity
Vegetation An endemic forest consisting of Acacia and Ficus dominates the hilly Soutpansberg landscape.
Birds The garden hosts a number of species of birds:
African wood owl
Pink-throated twinspot Bar-throated apalis Bearded scrub-robin Black sparrowhawk Blue-spotted wood dove Gorgeous bushshrike Green-backed twinspot Narina trogon Red-capped robin-chat
References
External links Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden Virtual Tour