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When the Philippines gained independence in 1948, the nursery was turned over to the university by the U.S. government and the arboretum was established. The administration of the arboretum was officially transferred to the University of the Philippines Diliman from the Reforestation Administration of the Department of Agriculture in 1962. [2]
The Botanical Herbarium (Herbarium Code: CAHUP, College of Agriculture Herbarium UP) [9] houses approximately 70,000 specimens representing about 12,000 plant species. [10] The collection is composed of bryophyte, pteridophyte, and spermatophyte specimens collected from across the Philippines, many of which are from Mt. Makiling in Luzon Island.
Pintô Arboretum [8] Pintô Art Museum: Antipolo: University of the Philippines Arboretum [9] [10] 16 hectares (40 acres) University of the Philippines: Quezon City, Metro Manila: UPIB-EDC BINHI Threatened Species Arboretum [11] December 2014 1 hectare (2.5 acres) University of the Philippines: Quezon City, Metro Manila: Victor O. Ramos ...
University of the Philippines Arboretum U.P. Campus , Quezon City 14°39′38″N 121°03′05″E / 14.66049°N 121.05143°E / 14.66049; 121.05143 ( UP Arboretum
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Los Baños), also referred to as UP Los Baños or colloquially as Elbi (pronounced), is a public research university primarily located in the towns of Los Baños and Bay in the province of Laguna, some 65 kilometers southeast of Manila.
The campus was established in 1909 on 72.63 ha (179.5 acres) of abandoned farmland at the foot of Mount Makiling, purchased by the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents to serve as the campus of the newly created UP College of Agriculture (UPCA). Students helped clear the land, and the first classes were held in tents.
Barangay U.P. Campus is distinct from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus which is mainly inside the barangay. The barangay is a local government unit (LGU) and is headed by a barangay captain, while the UP Diliman Campus is an academic institution, headed by a chancellor. [7]
The campus of the College of Forestry and Natural Resources, referred to as the "upper campus", is situated on the northeastern slope of Mount Makiling. [20] The campus contains academic buildings, dormitories, hosted institutions (such as the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity), [21] and the 4,347-hectare [22] Makiling Forest Reserve (MFR), which serves as an outdoor laboratory for forestry ...