Belo Horizonte Botanical Garden, Botanical garden in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

The Belo Horizonte Botanical Garden covers 10 hectares in Pampulha and belongs to the Zoo-Botanical Foundation created in 1991. Its 17,000 m² arboretum holds only native Brazilian trees, among them peroba, jacarandá, pau-brasil and the endangered faveiro-de-Wilson (Dimorphandra wilsonii). Five themed greenhouses cover Mata Atlântica, Caatinga, Campo Rupestre and plant evolution, alongside six themed gardens, lakes and a Japanese garden opened in 2008.

The garden grew out of an old municipal nursery taken over in 1991 by the Fundação Zoo-Botânica de Belo Horizonte, created on 5 June 1991 and attached to the city's environment secretariat. It opened to the public in 2001. Its nursery produces about 120,000 seedlings a year, including trees for the city's streets.

The Japanese Garden, opened in 2008, is a contemplative space where architectural, landscape, artistic and religious elements convey traditional Japanese culture. Elsewhere, the themed greenhouses group Brazilian flora by biome: Atlantic Forest, Caatinga and Campo Rupestre, plus greenhouses on plant evolution and on reproduction and seed dispersal. A garden of medicinal, aromatic and toxic plants completes the visit.

The garden opens Tuesday to Sunday and on public holidays, from 8:30 to 16:00, with visitors allowed to stay until 17:00. The entrance lies in the Pampulha neighbourhood, at coordinates 19°49′01″S 43°57′25″W. The grounds cover 10 hectares, so allow time to walk between the five greenhouses, six themed gardens and two lakes.

The arboretum covers 17,000 m² and holds only native Brazilian trees, among them peroba, jacarandá, aroeira, guatambú, pau-brasil and pau-marfim. One mandatory planting is Dimorphandra wilsonii, the faveiro-de-Wilson, endemic to central Minas Gerais and with few individuals left in the wild. Seedlings must have documented wild provenance so the trees serve as a germplasm bank.