Purwodadi Botanical Garden, Botanical garden in Pasuruan, Indonesia

Purwodadi Botanical Garden covers 85 hectares at 300 metres above sea level in Purwodadi, Pasuruan, East Java. Its collections are grouped by plant family, with sections for legumes, palms, bamboos, ferns, orchids and medicinal plants. The orchid collection is kept in greenhouses adjusted to natural habitats and holds about 2,344 specimens of 319 species.

Purwodadi Botanical Garden was established on 30 January 1941 by Dr. Lourens Gerhard Marinus Baas Becking on the initiative of Dr. Dirk Fok van Slooten, as a division of the Bogor Botanic Gardens. Its first director, Johannes Viets, turned newly acquired rice fields and house plots into garden grounds. Initially used for plantation crop research, it began applying botanic-garden principles in 1954 with collection plots, and from 1980 plants were rearranged by the Engler classification system.

The garden reveals how plants thrive in hot and dry regions and what kinds of vegetation grow naturally in such environments. You can see how these plants are used in everyday life, especially medicinal herbs and local fruits.

The garden is located in Pasuruan and is open to visitors during daylight hours, with various paths to navigate the large grounds. It is advisable to wear comfortable shoes and bring water, especially if you visit during warm weather.

Since 1980, the plants have been organized according to a scientific classification system that reveals botanical relationships. This systematic arrangement allows visitors to understand natural connections between different species.