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Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe arboretum

Jardim Botânico do Bom Sucesso

Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0

99% trees around it and 208 species recorded.

85Forestyas Score

ArboretumDense canopyWildMountain forest

  • trees within 3 km99%
  • wild within 10 km100%
  • species recorded208
  • Altitude1,157 m

The forest around

99% trees.

Read like the rings of a cut trunk: from the centre out, the land within 1, 3, 6 and 10 km, coloured by what covers it.

Trees 99%Grassland 1%Trees 98%Grassland 2%Bare ground 0%Built-up 0%Trees 95%Grassland 3%Water 0%Bare ground 1%Built-up 1%99%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km100%
  • 1–3 km99%
  • 3–6 km98%
  • 6–10 km95%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees99%
  • Grassland1%
  • Water0%
  • Bare ground0%
  • Built-up0%

ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m, from Sentinel satellites), sampled every 120 m. A clearing, a road or a lake counts as what it is.

Who lives here

208 species recorded.

The plants, fungi, birds and mammals people have recorded here most often.

Trichilia grandifoliaNT
Trichilia grandifoliaTrichilia grandifolia23 recordsJi-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Poison devil's-pepper
Poison devil's-pepperRauvolfia vomitoria16 recordsHerbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI) · CC BY 4.0
Wild loquat
Wild loquatOxyanthus speciosus14 recordsSAplants · CC BY-SA 4.0
NT
Tabernaemontana stenosiphonTabernaemontana stenosiphon21 records
Allophylus cobbeAllophylus cobbe15 records
Afropectinariella doratophyllaAfropectinariella doratophylla12 records
VU
Aulacocalyx pallensAulacocalyx pallens11 records
Memecylon myrianthumMemecylon myrianthum11 records
Pachylobus trimerusPachylobus trimerus11 records
Myrsine melanophloeosMyrsine melanophloeos11 records
Sabicea ingrataSabicea ingrata10 records
Chassalia donianaChassalia doniana10 records

Open records within 2 km (GBIF, licensed for any use). Busy places are better recorded than remote ones.

In numbers

The forest, measured.

85out of 100

Our own rating, from open data only: tree cover (40 points), wildness (20), species recorded (30) and protection or heritage (10).

  • 99%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 100%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 208Speciesrecorded more than once within 2 km
  • 1,157 mAltitudeabove the sea

When to walk

Best for walking from July to August.

How good each month is for a walk: mild days and little rain make the bar taller.

  1. Jan28°27°130 mm
  2. Feb28°27°119 mm
  3. Mar28°27°167 mm
  4. Apr28°27°176 mm
  5. May27°27°127 mm
  6. Jun26°25°44 mm
  7. Jul25°24°22 mm
  8. Aug25°24°20 mm
  9. Sep26°25°41 mm
  10. Oct27°26°114 mm
  11. Nov27°26°158 mm
  12. Dec27°26°134 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

Jardim Botânico do Bom Sucesso.

Jardim Botânico do Bom Sucesso is an arboretum in Sao Tome and Principe, 1,157 m above the sea.

Seen from space, 99% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 100% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

208 species have been recorded around it: 159 plants, 3 fungi, 43 birds and 3 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: Trichilia grandifolia, Poison devil's-pepper and Wild loquat.

The best time to walk is from July to August.

Jardin botanique de Bom Sucesso (São Tomé) (37)
Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0

Get there and walk

Plan the visit

A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.

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From above

The forest and its surroundings.

The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the trails, notable trees, picnic sites and huts that OpenStreetMap shows.

Jardim Botânico do Bom Sucesso seen from above (Sentinel-2)
Seen from above: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 6 × 6 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around, in OpenStreetMap

  • 1shelters and huts within 6 km
  • 1viewpoints within 5 km
  • 1visitor centres within 6 kmJardim Botânico
  • 1campsites within 10 km
  • 6places to stay within 10 kmBrice, Hotel Bombaim, Belém and 3 more
  • 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
  • marked trails within 5 km
  • named and notable trees within 6 km
  • picnic sites within 4 km
  • car parks within 3 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.

In our other atlases

Around Jardim Botânico do Bom Sucesso.

The mountains, lakes, rivers, waterfalls and canyons around this forest, the viewpoints above it, the birds and the night sky, in the family's atlases.

Peakyas50 mountains within 25 km
Monte de Dentro885 m · 2.8 kmPinheiro1,306 m · 5.6 kmPico Charuto1,129 m · 6.7 kmMonte Castro639 m · 7.6 kmPico de São Tomé2,024 m · volcano · 8.8 kmGodins416 m · 10 kmBotija416 m · 10 kmPico Cão Grande668 m · 20 km
Islandyasthe island
São Tomé Island855 km²
Coastya2 beaches within 10 km
Praia da Rosema9.6 kmPraia Ribeira Palma9.6 km
Viewyas1 viewpoints within 15 kmComing soon
Pico de São Tomé2,024 m · 9.1 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 km
Cascata de São Nicolau1.5 km

Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.

Photographs

The forest, as people saw it.

Allée du jardin botanique de Bom Sucesso (São Tomé) (1)
Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Esperança - A 10m. do Jardim Botânico do Bom Sucesso - panoramio
Luís Rochinha · CC BY 3.0
Jardim Botânico do Bom Sucesso - panoramio
Luís Rochinha · CC BY 3.0

Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q61804909) · CC0
Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
Species4,435 open records within 2 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only)
See these recordsgbif.org
Names and photosWikidata (CC0); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
AltitudeCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Temperature and rainNASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2)
What is around© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Sister atlasesPeakyas, Islandyas, Coastya, Viewyas, Cascadyas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Visit
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