Kebun Raya Cibodas, Botanical garden in Cianjur, Indonesia
Kebun Raya Cibodas is a botanical garden of 84.99 hectares on the slopes of Mount Gede in Cimacan, Cipanas, Cianjur Regency, West Java, between 1,300 and 1,425 metres above sea level. Its terrain is undulating and hilly, with an average temperature of 20.06 °C and humidity of 80.82%. At the left end of the complex stands a tall square tower of grey stone or brick with a dark pyramidal tiled roof and a thin spire, an open dark rectangular section framed in white just below the roof; lower structures with matching tiled roofs and a pillared covered walkway continue to the right, and a dark metal gate marked "kebun" stands at the far left.
Johannes Elias Teijsmann founded this garden in 1852 as a branch of Bogor Botanical Gardens for higher-altitude acclimatization. Further plantings were added in later decades, expanding the site for research and conservation work.
The garden's name comes from the Cibodas subdistrict on Mount Gede's slopes, and its Sundanese name is written in Sundanese script. The Sakura Garden holds seven cherry varieties out of about 300 known, blooming twice a year, in January–February and July–August, unlike Japan's single spring flowering. The Liana Garden's Kadsura collection is used in traditional medicine for women after childbirth.
Fog often blankets the grounds in the morning, so a warm layer can be useful. Several toilets, prayer rooms and shelters are scattered across the site.
A dedicated moss park opened in 2006 and displays 235 species in three groups. Indonesia has its largest public collection of these plants at this single site.
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