The Bali Botanical Garden
The Bali Botanical Garden has approximately 157 hectares, this is located just a few kilometers from Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Eka Karya Botanic Garden, commonly known as the Bali Botanic Garden , a place dedicated to botanical research, conservation, education and recreation, belongs to the BGCI (International Association of Botanic Gardens for Conservation) and is currently presenting papers for the Agenda of this organization with the international identification code BO.
Why visit the Bali Botanical Garden?
Bali is an island of great natural beauty and impressive flora worthy of being preserved in a special place.
The Eka Karya Botanic Garden was founded on July 15, 1959 and is located at 1250-1450 meters above sea level with an amazing view of Beratan Lake and the Ulundanu Temple, has an area of about 154 hectares and its temperature ranges from 17 to 25 ° C during the day, however, at nightfall is reduced to about 10 or 15 ° C
The Bali Botanical Garden is characterized by preserving more than 1. 500 species of plants, constituting 1,187 species of plants from the mountainous areas of eastern Indonesia such as Bali, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Moluccas and Papua and 524 species of birch trees from outside the country.
Not only for research
In addition to the plant collections, the Eka Karya Botanic Garden also has a traditional Balinese house that serves as a guest house for those scientists doing research in the garden.
The best thing about this garden is that apart from being a place for research, it also opens its doors to the general public, especially to national tourists so that everyone can walk around, get to know and admire the species protected there.
Unique species found in this area
In its extension, among some of the modern and ancient species of ferns collected in the Botanical Garden are Ophioglossaceae, Osmundaceae, Marattiaceae, Equisetaceae and Psilotaceae, there are also four plants in this garden that are currently in danger of extinction worldwide.
Without a doubt, this amazing place should become a necessary stop during your visit to the island, because it is the perfect place to connect with nature while you learn a little about the species that are protected there, especially about those plants that are characteristic of the island and that for no reason you can not admire because they are part of its history and customs.