Bogor Botanical Gardens
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The Bogor Botanical Gardens (Indonesian: Kebun Raya) are located 60 km south of the capital of Jakarta in Bogor, Indonesia. The botanical gardens are situated in the city center of Bogor and adjoin the Istana Bogor (Presidential Palace). The gardens cover more than 80 hectares and was built by Java's Dutch Governor-General Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff who was governor of Java at the time.
The extensive grounds of the presidential palace were converted into the gardens by the German-born Dutch botanist, Professor Casper George Carl Reinwardt. The gardens officially opened in 1817 as 's Lands Plantentuin ('National Botanical Garden') and were used to research and develop plants and seeds from other parts of the Indonesian archipelago for cultivation during the 19th century. This is a tradition that continues today and contributes to the garden's reputation as a major center for botanical research.
Today the garden contains more than 15,000 species of trees and plants located among streams and lotus ponds. There are 400 types of exceptional palms to be found along the extensive lawns and avenues, helping the gardens create a refuge for more than 50 different varieties of birds and for groups of bats roosting high in the trees. The bats can be easily detected by the noise they make while competing for space under the canopies. The orchid houses contain some 3000 varieties. In 1862, the Cibodas Botanical Gardens were founded as an extension of the Bogor garden at Cibodas, approximately 45 kilometers to the southeast of Bogor.
It has been used during APEC summits [1] which formalised the Bogor Declaration Papers. This meeting was attended by sixty world leaders. They wore Indonesian batik shirts made by Iwan Tirta. The meeting was held for 5 days.
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[edit] Amorphophallus titanum
Bogor Botanical Garden has five Amorphophallus titanum plants in its collections, all from Pagar Alam, South Sumatra. This represents the greatest number of specimens among botanical gardens. The latest flowering events took place in January 2011 and on July 3, 2011.[2]
[edit] Directors of the garden
- 1817–1822 : Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt (1773–1854)
- 1823–1826 : Carl Ludwig Blume (1789–1862)
- 1830–1869 : Johannes Elias Teijsmann (1808–1882)
- 1869–1880 : Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer (1844–1880)
- 1880–1910 : Melchior Treub (1851–1910)
- 1910–1918 : J.C. Koningsberger
- 1918–1932 : Willem Marius Docters van Leeuwen (1880–1960)
- 1932–1939 : K.W. Dammerman
- 1939–1940 : L.G.M. Baas Becking
- 1940–1941 : T.H. Honert
- 1941–1943 : D.F. van Slooten
- 1943–1945 : Takenosin Nakai (1882–1952)
- 1946–1948 : L.G.M. Baas Becking
- 1948–1949 : Dirk Fok van Slooten (1891–1953)
- 1949–1959 : Kusnoto Setyodiwirjo
- 1959–1969 : Soedjana Kassan
- 1969–1981 : Didin Sastrapradja
- 1981–1983 : Made Sri Prana
- 1983–1987 : Usep Sutisna
- 1987–1990 : Sampurno Kadarsan
- 1990–? : Suhirman
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.apec.org/apec/member_economies.html
- ^ Bunga Bangkai Raksasa yang Langka Muncul di Kebun Raya Bogor. Pikiran Rakyat Online, July 3, 2011.
- Levelink, J., et al. (1997). Four Guided Walks: Bogor Botanic Garden.
