Bogor Botanical Gardens
The Botanical Garden of Bogor ( Indonesian: Kebun Raya Bogor ) is located 60 km south of the capital of Jakarta in Bogor, Indonesia. The Botanical Garden is located in the city center and adjacent to the Istana Bogor ( Presidential Palace ). The gardens are over 80 hectares and was created by Dutch Governor-General Gustaaf Willem Baron van Java Imhoff.
History
The extensive grounds of the presidential palace has been converted by the German - Dutch botanist Professor Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt ( 1773-1854 ). The gardens were officially opened as a country Plantentuin ( " Botanical Garden " ) on 18 May 1817 and used to conduct research and develop plants and seeds from other parts of the Indonesian archipelago for cultivation in the 19th century. This is a tradition that continues to this day and contributes to the reputation of the garden as an important center for botanical research.
Today there are in the garden more than 15,000 species of trees and plants. There are 400 types of exceptional palms and the garden is a refuge for more than 50 different species of birds and sleeping space for groups of bats in the trees. The bats can be easily identified by the noise they make space under the canopy in the competition. The garden is home to more about 3000 varieties of orchids. A highlight is the Titan Arum ( Amorphophallus titanum ), a Solomon's lily with a seven-foot tall spike. In 1862 a branch office in Cibodas about 45 kilometers southeast of Bogor were founded. The park is one of four Indonesian botanical gardens today.
Adjacent is the Istana Bogor, a now -used by the Indonesian President palace which dates back to the Dutch colonial period and the year 1744.