Bali Botanic Garden
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Location | Bedugul, Bali, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 8°16′40″S 115°09′16″E / 8.2778°S 115.1544°E |
Area | 157.5 hectares (389 acres) |
Opened | 1959 |
Visitors | >500,000 |
Open | 8am-6pm daily (last entry 5.30pm) |
Species | >2300 |
Collections | Orchids, begonias, bamboo, cacti, carnivorous plants, ferns, roses, rhododendrons, traditional medicinal plants |
Website | kebunraya.id/bali |
The Bali Botanic Garden (
The Garden has an area of 157.5 hectares (389 acres) and daytime temperatures range from 17 - 25 °C and 10 - 15 °C at night. The humidity averages around 70-90%.[1]
The Garden contains more than 21,000 living specimens belonging to 2,400 species, representing various species from mountainous areas of eastern Indonesia:
Apart from plant collections that include orchids, ferns, cacti and carnivorous plants, there is also a traditional Balinese style guesthouse that functions as a guest house for visitors. One of the world's largest displays of begonias[3] is also on display in the conservatory building.
History
The Bali Botanic Garden was first established on 15 July 1959 by Indonesia's first president, Sukarno.[4] The Garden was first known as the Eka Karya Botanic Garden, where "Eka" means first while "Karya" means creation in the Balinese language, referring to the garden's status as the first Indonesian botanic garden to be established after independence.
It was originally intended that The Bali Botanic Garden specialise in the cultivation of conifer plants (non-flowering seed plants, or Gymnosperms) and as a place for recreation. The garden accommodates scientific, cultural and recreational activities for visitors.
Development of the garden stopped in 1965 due to political instability and was only reopened on 30 April 1975. When the garden became operational once again, its area was expanded to 129.2 hectares. It also added a new function for ex-situ conservation of plants from the mountainous region of eastern Indonesia.
In 2001 the land area of the Garden was expanded to 157.5 hectares[2]
Attractions
The garden is made up of both open areas for recreation and remnant mountain rainforest. Attractions include a large
The garden is home to at least 79 species of birds,[2] treeshrews are regularly seen and occasionally macaques can be spotted entering from the adjacent Batukaru Nature Reserve.
Three Hindu temples are also accessed from within the Garden.
As of 2011, the botanical garden is visited by 350,000 people, including 10,000 foreigners, yearly.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Bedugul Garden to host int'l fern conference". December 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c Koleksi Tumbuhan Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, kebunrayabali.com
- ^ a b Hoover, SW; et al. (2008). "Formalization of Begonia Seed Exchange Between ABS and Bali Botanic Garden". The Begonian. 2008: 180–182.
- ^ a b Ni Komang, Erviani (June 8, 2011). "Bedugul Botanical Garden braces for school holidays". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011.
External links
- Official website Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine