Abstract
Bogor Botanic Gardens (BBG) was established in 1817 and is the oldest botanic garden in South East Asia. The garden has long been a centre for scientific research and has been the founding institution of a number of other research centres in Indonesia, particularly in the life sciences. The garden initially covered 47 ha but has expanded over the years and is now 87 ha. It has evolved over its 200-year history from a collection of economically valuable plants to the multi-faceted institute it is today, undertaking activities in plant conservation, research, education, ecotourism and environmental services. In recent years, it has strengthened its role in plant conservation through the establishment of 32 new botanic gardens across Indonesia. These new gardens are managed by local government and universities and supervised by BBG. In its bicentenary year, 2017, BBG organised a number of activities, programmes and celebrations and these are highlighted in thisarticle.
Highlights
The plant database used at Bogor Botanic Gardens (BBG) has evolved from dbaseIII to a modified BG-Recorder using MS Access which was developed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) in the 1990s, to the current web-based database SIGit (Information System for Collection Registration)
BBG is located in the city of Bogor at 6°35ʹ32.69ʺ– 6°36ʹ13.39ʺS and 106°47ʹ39.80ʺ– 106°48ʹ17.56ʺE, 60 km south of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia
Three scientific meetings were conducted in conjunction with the bicentenary celebrations: (1) The Management of Water Resources in Botanic Gardens, a seminar hosted by BBG on 9 May 2017
Summary
After the East Indies were handed over to the Dutch Kingdom in 1815, King Willem I ordered C.T. Hasskarl published the second catalogue of plants growing in the garden in 1844, this one comprising over 2,800 plant species – an enormous increase in species cultivated in the 20 years since the previous catalogue During this period, the garden was extended to include land in Cibodas, a location on the slope of Mount Gede Pangrango, approximately 50 km south-east of Bogor. The plant database used at BBG has evolved from dbaseIII to a modified BG-Recorder using MS Access which was developed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) in the 1990s, to the current web-based database SIGit (Information System for Collection Registration). This latest database is an integrated data collection and specimen mapping system using Geographic. Other programmes to support this target include developing and strengthening the seed bank maintained at the botanic gardens
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