Cibodas Botanic Garden
Cibodas Botanic Garden is situated 1300 – 1425 Meter 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 125ha of way surface area, with large grassy expanses, rocky coniferous area and valleys filled with tree ferns and waterfalls. Cibodas Botanic Garden is a popular recreational center for the Greater Jakarta area as well as a research station for students and scientists studying tropical mountain 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 herbarium specimen from 1503 species consists of those collected from the Garden and from the Gede Pangrango National 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 students who wish to study the Garden and the Mountain Gede Pangrango.
