Bogor Gardens hand over rare plants

Bogor Gardens hand over rare plants

BOGOR: Bogor Botanical Gardens have handed over the seedlings
of five rare plants to the developer of the Puri Botanical
Residence Mega residential development in Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta.

"We will soon start the development of a conservation park in
the estate," said Sanusi Tanawi, a director of publicly listed PT
Jakarta Setiabudi International, who represented the developer,
PT Copylas Indonesia.

The botanical gardens has provided hundreds of other unique
and rare plants for the development's 135-hectare park. The
botanical garden will also be responsible for the maintenance of
the plants.

"This cooperation means that the conservation of the country's
rare plants can also be effected in other places," said botanical
gardens researcher Yuzammi.

"We are hoping for similar cooperation with regional
administrations across the country," she added. -- JP