BOGOR BOTANICAL GARDEN

Bogor Botanical Gardens are part of the stone monument which was founded by Sri Write Baduga Maharaja (King Siliwangi) from the Kingdom Pajajaran year 1474 to 15,131 in the Botanic Garden when it was called Samida forest (artificial or man-made park), which aimed at preserving the environment needs to maintain and place the seed timber preserve rare seeds.

In addition Samida (which later became known by the name of the Bogor Botanical Garden), at that time also made a similar Samida in Bogor, Cianjur limit (Forest Ciung Vanara), both in terms of number of plant species grown aslian and layout of the plant. If so in fact, the Raffles and Van den Bosh is the only figure pemugar and additions to the botanical garden collection of plants that have been established since the late 14th century by the dynasty of the Kingdom of Pajajaran.

Botanic Garden began with the founding ideas of a biologist is Reindwardt who wrote to Commissioner-General G. S. G. P. van der Capellen. In his letter Reindwardt its intention to request a parcel of land to be used as garden plants, which are useful, as a place of teacher education, collection of plants also developed into another garden.

Botanical Garden, established on May 18 181 7 by, Prof.. Dr. C. G. L. Reindwardt which was then called, s'Lands Plantentuinte Buitenzorg is better known as the Bogor Botanical Gardens. Bogor Botanical Gardens throughout the course of history have different names ie "s'Lands Plantentuin," Syokubutzuer "Botanical Garden of Buitenzorg," Botanical Garden of Indonesia ", Cede & Garden Garden SOUL MATES. But in the end is better known as the Bogor Botanical Gardens. Establishment initiated by putting the first spade in the earth's swing as a sign Pajajaran The garden was built development, which inevitably led by Reindwardt sanaannya own, assisted by Mr. James Hooper and W. Kent of the famous Kew Gardens in England, in the town of Richmond. Reindwardt Herbarium pioneering effort in the field. He is also known as a founder Herbarium Bogoriense.

Reindwardt replaced in 1822 by Dr. Carl Ludwig Blume is to take inventory of the collection of plants that grow in the garden. He also set up a catalog of the garden was the first to note as many as 912 species (species) of plants.

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