Bogor garden striving to blosom<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The management of the Bogor Botanical Garden
\nannounced that it is determined to continue programs for
\npreserving its collection of rare plants and also developing
\ntourism.<\/p>\n
Chief of science department of the garden Sukendar said
\nyesterday they have collected over 4,000 rare plants from all
\nover Indonesia as well as from a number of other countries.<\/p>\n
He also said that the Bogor Botanical Garden is frequently
\nused as research center by college students and other research
\ninstitutions.<\/p>\n
Sukendar said to Antara that the garden has taken steps to
\nincrease its collection by exploring for various scientific
\ntropical plants all over Indonesia and also hopes house them in
\na new nursery.<\/p>\n
The garden's collection includes various medicinal plants,
\nornamental plants and fruit trees.<\/p>\n
One of its well-known collections is Victoria amanzini Ca
\ncalled giant lotus with leaves reaching around 1.5 meters in
\ndiameter. The wide variety of collections makes the garden
\nattractive enough to be a major tourist site, feels Sukendar.<\/p>\n
Another attraction is the giant orchid called Granntophylum
\nfrom Kalimantan, which has 1.5 meter-long tendrils and can
\nproduce around 100 flowers.<\/p>\n
The garden also has the oldest palm tree from West Africa
\nwhich was transported here in 1848. It is reportedly the origin
\nof all palm trees in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n
\"The garden's technical unit has also conducted a number of
\ncooperation programs by exchanging plants with other gardens from
\nother countries,\" Sukendar said. (yns)<\/p>",
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