Cibodas Botanic Garden

CIBODAS BOTANIC GARDEN

                   Cibodas Botanis Garden is situated 1300-1425 m high on the slopes of Mount Gede-Pangrango. It contains beautiful mountain scenery with impressive views across the Cipanas valley of West Java.

                   The Garden covers about 125 ha of wavy surface area, with large grassy expanses, rocky coniferous areas, and valleys filled with tree ferns and waterfall. Cibodas Botanic Garden is a popular recreational center for the Greater Jakarta area as well as a research station for student and scientists studying tropical montane flora.

                   The Garden currently maintains a collection of 5831 living specimens from 1206 species. It also maintains a herbarium and seed museum for research, development and conservation purposes. The 4521 herbatium speciment from 1503 species consist of those collected from the Garden and from the Gede-Pangrango Natioanal Park which is annexed to the Garden. The 649 species in the seed museum are used as a reference for seed identification.

                   Facilities such as a guest house, library and nursery are available for scientists, research workers and student who wish to study the Garden and the mountain flora of Mount Gede-Pangrango