Botanical History
Bogor Botanical Gardens, at the beginning was part of Samida (artificial forests or parks artificial) that already exist in the government of Sri Baduga Maharaja (King Siliwangi, 1474-1513) from the Kingdom of Sunda, as has been written in the inscription Batutulis. This artificial forest made with a view to preserving the environment, which is used as a place to nurture the seeds of a rare wood. Forest was later abandoned after the Sunda kingdom was conquered by the Sultanate of Banten, and finally in the mid-18th century, Governor-General van der Capellen build a vacation home in one of the corner of this artificial forest. In the early 1800s, the Governor-General Thomas Stamford Raffles (who inhabited the palace at the time) interested in making the palace yard into a beautiful garden, then with the help of the botanists, Bogor Palace yard transformed into an English-style garden classic. This is the beginning of the formation of Bogor Botanic Garden as it is now. W. Kent, who co-build the Kew Garden in London is one of which involved designing the park. In 1814, Olivia Raffles (wife of Governor-General Thomas Stamford Raffles) died, and was buried in Batavia, then perpetuated with the establishment of Lady Raffles Monument, also known as the First Lady of Java, a monument to him was established in the Bogor Botanical Gardens.
Botanic Garden founding idea originated from a biologist to Abner. Abner wrote a letter to the Governor-General GAGPh. van der Capellen, which it declared its intention to request a plot of land to be used as garden plants, which are useful, as a place of teacher education, and become a collection of plants for the development of other gardens. Prof. Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt is one scientist in botany and chemistry (German), which later moved to the Netherlands, interested in investigating various kinds of plants used for medicine and collect all of these plants disebuah botanical garden in the city of Bogor, which was then called Buitenzorg (Dutch language : do not worry). Reinwardt also been a pioneer in the manufacture of the herbarium and later became known as a founder Herbarium Bogoriense. On 18 May 1817, Bogor Botanical Garden was officially established under the name s'Lands Plantentuinte Buitenzorg. Bogor Botanical Garden was founded by Governor-General Godert Alexander Gerard Philip van der Capellen. Implementation of development is led by Prof. garden. Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt, assisted by James Hooper and W. Kent (from the famous Kew Gardens in Richmond, England). After that then became the center of Bogor agriculture and horticulture development in Indonesia. At that time estimated there are about 900 plants were planted in this garden of life. The first land used as a botanical garden is the soil around the former presidential palace in Bogor and Samida. In 1822, Reinwardt returned to Holland and his position was replaced by Dr. Carl Ludwig Blume. Dr. Carl Ludwig Blume and then take inventory of the collection of plants that grow in the garden and also compiling the first catalog of the garden, had recorded as many as 912 species (species) of plants. Johannes Elias Teysmann (1831), an expert in the palace gardens Governor-General Johannes van den Bosch, assisted by Karl Justus Haßkarl, he made arrangements with the planting of a collection of classifying plants according to the tribe (family). Johannes Elias Teysmann later replaced by Dr. Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer in 1867 became director, and then continued by prof. Dr. Melchior Treub. Establishment of the Bogor Botanical Gardens is the beginning of the development of science in Indonesia, from here was born a few other scientific institutions, such as the Bibliotheca bogoriensis (1842), Herbarium Bogoriense (1844), Cibodas Botanical Garden (1860), Laboratory Treub (1884), and the Museum and Laboratory of Zoology (1894). On May 30, 1868, Bogor Botanical Garden was officially separated pengurusannya with the Bogor Palace. Initially the garden was only used as a garden experiment to plantations that are introduced into the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). However, further research is used also as a forum for scientists in that era (1880-1905). Bogor Botanical Gardens is always significant changes, Prof. Ir. Koestono Setijowirjo (1949) is the first Indonesian leader, who serves an international research institution. Bogor Botanical Gardens in the course of history have different names and nicknames, such as: s'Lands Plantentuin, Syokubutzuer (Japanese occupation era), Botanical Garden of Buitenzorg, Botanical Garden of Indonesia, Kebun Gede, SOUL MATES Garden, Garden tete.
Bogor Botanical Gardens Attraction:
Wreck of interest (Amorphophalus titanum) This flower blooms at the time will come near, will issue a stinging smell of carrion. Higher interest rates can reach as high as 4 meters with a diameter of 1.5 meters and is the world's largest compound flower plants.
Tree Lychee (Litchi Chinenis) The oldest tree in the Bogor Botanical Garden is the Tree Lychees from China. This tree was planted in 1823, is situated near the lake Bogor Botanical Gardens. Not far from the lake there and the Statue Mermaid Statue Hand of God, which is a duplicate of an existing statue in Copenhagen and Stokholm.
Frangipani Flower Fragnant Fragnant Frangipani flowers, roots always come out of the ground.
The flower of Java Bogor Botanical Garden has a collection of Java Lily Flower which has been rare.
King Tree This tree is originally from Borneo. The tree called the King because the King liked to collect trees in Borneo, which can use to attract bees and made honey.
Palm Bogor Botanical Garden has a collection of palm trees in Southeast Asia's oldest surviving until now.
Bat Houses There are large old trees, which became the home where bats hanging.
Equipment to bring Use long sleeves for around Bogor Botanical Gardens, the point to protect the skin from the sun and to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Bring a hat, drinking water, snacks.
How to Achieve Bogor Botanical Gardens
Bogor Botanical Garden is located amid the bustling city of Bogor, which is not hard to find. From Jakarta (± 63 km toward the Bogor Botanical Gardens): -With a bus to the terminal Baranangsiang-Bogor, followed by a ride public transportation to the Bogor Botanical Gardens and alight at the door near the Bogor Botanical Gardens Bogor. -By train to Bogor Station, followed by the Free-ride public transportation department Sukasari towards the Bogor Botanical Gardens and down the door of a market near Bogor.
Visit to Bogor Botanical Gardens
Began to open from 8am until 5pm. The main gate located to the south, the other doors that only opened on Sundays and public holidays. On the day of week, holidays and long holidays, the Bogor Botanical Gardens crowded.
Information:
On June 1, 2006 (± at 20:00 to 20:30 pm), there are storms and high winds, resulting in as many as 124 trees uprooted in the Bogor Botanical Gardens, among many trees that have been aged over 100 years.
