bogor botanic gardens

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In 1811, when the Napoleonic wars in Europe, Indonesia at that time called the Dutch East Indies or the Netherlands Indies, captured by the British Belanda.ketika Napoleon fell from power (1815/1816) the leaders of European countries to make agreements, including that on the territorial division of power . In 1816, British Indonesia menggembalikan power into the hands of the Netherlands. The battle which took place in Europe that the Netherlands experienced a decline, the Kingdom of the Netherlands developed the science, because their glory years straight and the Netherlands is characterized, among others, with science. To this dikirimlah C.Th.Elout, AA Boykens and GAGP Baron Van Der Capellen, to Indonesia and Dr. Casper George Carl Reinwardt as advisors. 

On 15 April 1817 sparked the idea to establish Reinwardt Botanical Gardens submitted to GAGP Baron Van Der Capellen, Commissioner General of the Dutch East Indies, and he finally agreed to the idea Reinwardt. Botanical Garden was established in addition to the Governor-General in Bogor Palace on May 18, 1817, conducted the first erection stakes to mark the founding of the Botanical Garden, named 'Slands Plantentiun te Buitenzorg'. This marks the founding of the Botanical Gardens with the establishment of Dutch power commencement of the science of Biology, especially the field of botany in Indonesia in an organized way.After independence, in 1949 "Slands Plantentiun te Buitenzorg" was renamed the Bureau of Natural Inquiry and Investigation into the Central Institute of Nature (LLPA) led and managed by the Indonesian nation, the first director is Prof. LPPA. Ir. Kusnoto Setyodiwiryo. At that time LPPA had 6 children institutions, namely the Bibliotheca Bogoriensis, Hortus Botanicus Bogoriensis, Bogoriensis Herbarium, Treub Laboratory, Museum and Laboratory Investigation Zoologicum Bogoriensisi Sea. For the first time in 1956 the leadership of the Botanical Gardens which is held by the Indonesian people Sudjana Kasan replaces J. Douglas. For the development of plant collections in accordance with the existing climate in Indonesia, Bogor Botanical Gardens established branches in several places, namely:Cibodas Botanical Garden (te Bergtuin Cibodas, Hortus and Laboratory Cibodas) in West Java, the extent of 120 ha with an altitude of 1400 m, was established by Teysman 1866, for a collection of upland crops wet tropical and temperate sub-tropical plants. 1891, this garden is equipped with the Laboratory for Research on flora and fauna.Purwodadi Botanical Gardens (Hortus Purwodadi) in East Java, founded by Van Sloten 1941. The extent of 85 ha with altitude 250 m, for a collection of lowland plants, dry climate of the tropics.Botanical Gardens "Eka Karya" Bedugul-Bali was founded in 1959 by prof. Ir. Kusnoto Setyodiwiryo. The extent of 159.4 ha with an altitude of 1400 m, for a collection of upland crops dry climates.
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