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Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden located in the center of Bogor town or the south part of Jakarta, is around 60 kilometers. The land area is about 80 acres including the state and Presidential Palace or Istana Bogor. The founder of Bogor Botanical Garden was Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt appointed in 1817 as Director of Business Agricultural. As a botanist, he was very interested in investigating plants used by the Javanese for household and medical.

With the governor's permission, he decided to change the gardens around the Governor's residence, Buitenzorg, botanical garden, and he can bring kinds of plants from all over the archipelago. He became the first director of Lands Plantation and introduced 900 species of plants.

The researchers also conducted botanical research development of cassava as an alternative food source. The introduction of quinine was used to treat malaria and some medicinal plants. Bogor Botanical Garden has more than 15.000 species of plants and 50 species of birds and bats. There is a house with 3.000 orchid species of orchids, and one does not need to be a botanist to enjoy the beauty of Bogor Botanical Garden.