The Botanical Garden of Bogota, officially named the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden in honor of the astronomer and botanist José Celestino Mutis, is a center for research, conservation and dissemination of the diversity of plant species in Bogota, the capital of Colombia. Founded in 1955 by the priest Enrique Pérez Arbeláez, the Botanical Garden functions as a center for research on ecosystems in urban and rural areas, in order to learn about their interactions, development and effects, to investigate and create strategies to improve urban and regional vegetation cover. It is a public entity with functions in the arborization of the city, which seeks to guarantee the plant cover in Bogotá. With an approximate extension of 195,000 m², the Botanical Garden, located in the locality of Engativá, has about 46,645 individuals, 304 families, 469 genera, corresponding to 903 species, which can increase with the processes of updating and revision of plant material, in addition to the enrichment of its different collections. Of these species, about 78% are native and 14% are endemic. <span class="automatic-translation-warning">This text was automatically translated.</span>