Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens
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| Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens | |
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 Entrance to Rimba Ilmu, University of Malaya | |
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| Coordinates | 3°7′51.85″N101°39′28.67″E/ 3.1310694°N 101.6579639°E |
| Area | 80 hectares (0.80 km2) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Owned by | University of Malaya |
| Administered by | Institute of Biological Sciences |
| Website | rimba |
Rimba Ilmu(literallyforest of knowledge) is atropicalbotanical gardenset up by the late Professor W.R. Stanton in 1974 on the campus of theUniversity of MalayainKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.[1][2]
The garden has over 1,600 species of plants occupying over 80 hectares.[3]It is populated mainly with indigenous plants species but include many from tropicalAsia,thePacificislands,Australia,South America,AfricaandMadagascar.
TheMalaysian Nature Societymaintains an environmental program with the cooperation of the university at the botanical garden since 1997.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^"Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden".Botanical Gardens Conservation International.Retrieved31 May2020.
- ^"Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden",www.malaysiavacationguide.com/rimba-ilmu.html,MalaysiaVacationGuide.com
- ^"Botanical Gardens".www.um.edu.my.Retrieved2023-04-30.
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