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The National Botanical Garden is a 7 ha park located along the Notwane River 3 km south-east of the city center of Gaborone .. Gaborone. Gaborone. Notwane River. Notwane River. The National Botanical Garden first opened on 2 November 2007 with the purpose of protecting Botswana 's heritage .. Botswana. Botswana. The park is managed under the Natural History Division of the Botswana National Museum .. Botswana. Botswana. Botswana National Museum. Botswana National Museum. It is the first botanical garden in Botswana , housing indigenous plants from around Botswana .. Botswana. Botswana. botanical garden. botanical garden. The garden is composed of six sections corresponding to six different ecological regions in Botswana .. Botswana. Botswana. The six regions and common plants found in that region are. Chobe -- Moporota -LRB- Sausage Tree -RRB- and Mukusi -LRB- Pod Mahogany -RRB-. Moporota. Kigelia. Mukusi. Afzelia. Okavango And Salt Pans -- Tsaro -LRB- Wild Date Palm -RRB- and Mokolwane -LRB- Ilala Palm -RRB-. Tsaro. Phoenix reclinata. Mokolwane. Hyphaene petersiana. Mophane Woodland -- Mophane and Monepenepe -LRB- Long-tail Cassia -RRB-. Mophane. Mopane. Monepenepe. Cassia abbreviata. North-Eastern Kalahari -- Mokgwapha -LRB- Mountain Aloe -RRB- and Mosunyana -LRB- Umbrella Thorn -RRB-. Mokgwapha. Aloe marlothii. Mosunyana. Acacia tortilis. Mashatu -- Motha -LRB- Nyala Tree -RRB- and More-o-mosetlha -LRB- Fever Tree -RRB-. Motha. Xanthocercis zambesiaca. More-o-mosetlha. Acacia xanthophloea. South Western Kalahari -- Hoodia and grasses. Hoodia. Hoodia. In addition to displaying indigenous plants , the park also is in charge of maintaining botanical monuments around the country like the morula tree in Gaborone under which the first meeting of the Botswana Democratic Party was held .. Gaborone. Gaborone. Botswana. Botswana. Botswana Democratic Party. Botswana Democratic Party