# Institute of Botany
**Wikidata**: [Q12651278](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12651278)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/institute-of-botany-q12651278

## Summary
The Institute of Botany is a research institute based in Lithuania. It is an organization recorded in national and international authority systems and is known by several aliases in Lithuanian and other forms.

## Key Facts
- The Institute of Botany is classified as a research institute (instance_of: research institute).  
- Country: Lithuania.  
- Coordinates: latitude 54.71655, longitude 25.184249 (coordinate data includes a reference entry with P248: Q76499581 and timestamp P813: 2026-02-02).  
- Aliases: BILAS; Институт ботаники Центра изучения природы; Институт ботаники АН ЛитССР.  
- VIAF identifier: 6684154260399124480005.  
- Sitelink count: 2 (listed on two Wikimedia projects).  
- Wikipedia languages noted in the data: lt, species.  
- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija identifier: gamtos-tyrimu-centro-botanikos-institutas (reference timestamp P813: 2026-02-01).

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Institute of Botany?
A: The Institute of Botany is a research institute located in Lithuania. It is recorded in authoritative reference systems and appears under several names.

### Q: Where is the Institute of Botany located?
A: The Institute of Botany is located in Lithuania at coordinates 54.71655 N, 25.184249 E (coordinate metadata includes a cited source and date).

### Q: What other names does the Institute of Botany use?
A: Known aliases include BILAS, Институт ботаники Центра изучения природы, and Институт ботаники АН ЛитССР.

## Why It Matters
The Institute of Botany matters as an institutional node for botanical research within Lithuania. As a formally classified research institute, it represents organized scientific activity in the botanical sciences and is tracked in national and international reference systems (including VIAF and the Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija). Presence in these authority files and on Wikimedia projects indicates recognition and discoverability for researchers, librarians, and the public. Accurate identifiers and coordinates enable integration with library catalogs, geographic information systems, and knowledge graphs. For anyone researching Lithuanian scientific institutions, botanical science in the region, or compiling authoritative metadata, the Institute of Botany is a verifiable entity with established aliases and reference identifiers.

## Notable For
- Being formally classified and recorded as a research institute in Lithuania.  
- Multiple documented aliases in Lithuanian and Russian-language forms.  
- Exact geographic coordinates recorded (54.71655, 25.184249) with source metadata.  
- Presence in authority files (VIAF) and national reference works (Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija).  
- Listed across two Wikimedia projects (sitelink_count: 2).

## Body
### Identity and names
- Primary name: Institute of Botany.  
- Documented aliases: BILAS; Институт ботаники Центра изучения природы; Институт ботаники АН ЛитССР.

### Classification
- Instance of: research institute.  
- Related class description in the source: "research institute — organization whose primary purpose is research."  
- The related research institute class metadata lists a sitelink_count of 41 (class-level linkage).

### Location and coordinates
- Coordinates: 54.71655 (latitude), 25.184249 (longitude).  
- Coordinate metadata includes a reference (P248: Q76499581) and a timestamped note (P813: 2026-02-02) in the provided data.

### Identifiers and references
- VIAF ID: 6684154260399124480005.  
- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: gamtos-tyrimu-centro-botanikos-institutas (reference timestamp P813: 2026-02-01).

### Online presence and linked data
- Sitelink count: 2 (the entity is linked on two Wikimedia projects as provided).  
- Wikipedia languages recorded in the source data: lt, species.

### Metadata provenance
- Coordinate reference: P248: Q76499581; metadata timestamp P813: 2026-02-02.  
- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija entry reference timestamp: P813: 2026-02-01.

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## References

1. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija Online