Kebun Raya Eka Karya also known as Bali Botanic Garden for botanical research and recreation

             

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Eka Karya Botanic Garden, also known as Bali Botanic Garden is a botanic garden in Bedugul, Bali, for botanical research, conservation, education and recreation

It`s operated by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)

The Eka Karya Botanic Garden is established on July 15, 1959 and situated at 1250–1450 m above sea level overlooking Beratan Lake and Ulundanu Temple,

with an area of 157.5 hectares (389 acres)

The temperature of the garden range from 17 - 25°C in daytime

and drops to 10 - 15°C at night

Its humidity average is around 70-90%

The Gardens contains more than 18,000 taxa of plants belonging to 2100 species, representing various species from mountainous areas of eastern Indonesia:

Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua

In addition its herbarium contain 10,000 preserved plant specimens ranging

from algae to flowering plants

Apart from plant collections, there is also a traditional Balinese style guesthouse that functions as guest house for visitors

The garden's main collection are divided into several subsection: orchids (293 species), Balinese ceremonial plants (218 species), medicinal plants (300 species), cacti (68 species), ferns (80 species), begonia (200 species), and various aquatic plants

The garden itself is home to around 79 species of birds

On 15 July 1959, Eka Karya Botanical garden in Bali was officially established on the slopes of Tapak Hill, Candikuning village with an altitude of 1250-1400 m.

In Balinese language, "Eka" means first while "Karya" means creation, referring to the garden's status as the first Indonesian Botanic Garden to have been established

after the Indonesian independence

Bali Botanic Garden was originally intended to specialize in cultivation of conifer plants (non-flowering seed plants, or Gymnosperms) and as a place for recreation

The garden is also equipped for scientific, cultural and technical activities

The Botanical garden is so big that you can drive through with your car