Orto Botanico dell'Università di Bari

{{Short description|Botanical garden in Bari, Apulia, Italy}}

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The Orto Botanico di APS Parco Domingo Comunità Empatica e Sostenibile{{Snd}} Bari, also known as the Orto Domingo, Orto dei Miracoli, and Hortus Botanicus Barensis, is a botanical garden in Bari, Apulia, Italy.{{cite web|url=https://luoghi.italianbotanicalheritage.com/en/bari-university-botanical-garden/|title=Orto Botanico dell’Università di Bari|website=luoghi.italianbotanicalheritage.com}}

The garden was established in 1955, opened in 1960, and in 1964 doubled in size to {{Convert|11500|m2|ha|abbr=on}}. It is operated by the APS Parco Domingo and is open Monday through Friday mornings. The site includes a greenhouse and a herbarium with about 40,000 specimens.[https://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_1867994012.html Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali e per il turismo (Mibact): Museo Orto Botanico dell’Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro] The garden collections include:

• Aizoaceae{{Snd}} Lithops (about 60 taxa) and similar genera (Conophytum, Dinteranthus, and Gibbaeum)
• Orchidaceae{{Snd}} 33 taxa from the districts of Puglia Gargano, Murgia North-West, Salento and Valle d'Itria. Genera include Aceras, Barlia, Cephalanthera, Dactylorhiza, Himantoglossum, Ophrys, Orchis, Platanthera, and Serapias
• Ornamental and useful plants{{Snd}} Collections of Cycadaceae, Leguminosae, and Musaceae. About 115 taxa of mainly Italian flora, including Grindelia robusta, Levisticum officinale, and Rumex acetosa
• Arecaceae{{Snd}} including Arecastrum romanzoffianum, Butia capitata, Chamaerops humilis, Erythea armata, Jubea chilensis, Livistona chinensis, Rhapis humilis, Sabal palmetto, Phoenix roebelenii, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix canariensis, Trachycarpus fortunei, and Washingtonia filifera
• Pugliesi plants{{Snd}} regional plants including Campanula garganica, Cistus clusii, and Viola graeca