Eka Karya Botanic Garden, also known as Bali Botanic Garden is the largest botanic garden in Indonesia and is located in the mountainous region of Bedugul, central Bali, around 90 minutes drive north of Denpasar. The Garden was established on 15 July 1959 and is situated around 1300 metres above sea level overlooking Bratan Lake and the Ulun Danu Temple on the slopes of Tapak Hill. It is used for botanical research, conservation, education and recreation.
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 about 154 hectares (380 acres). Temperature is about 17 - 25°C in daytime and drops to 10 - 15°C at night with humidity 70-90%.
More than 1,500 species of plants are preserved at Bali Botanic Garden, representing 1,187species of plants from mountainous areas of eastern Indonesia: Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua and 524 birches species from outside the country.
Beside the plant collections, Eka Karya Botanic Garden also has a traditional Balinese house that functions as guest house for scientists who are doing observation. It is also open for public including tourists, especially for domestic tourists.
Indonesia has about 3,000 fern species from an estimated 10,000 fern species in the world. On 2-hectares Cyathea Park, Bedugul Botanic Garden collects modern and ancient species such as of Ophioglossaceae, Marattiaceae, Osmundaceae, Equisetaceae and Psilotaceae, but only four plants left in the garden and it are world endangered and the park will grow these ancient fern species after got permission from Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA). Ferns rich in vitamins, potassium, fiber, omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, iron and anti-oxidants, but only a very people realize it. In 2014, an international conference on tropical ferns will be held in the park to share the research and development and also discuss the plants and their future in the botanical world...
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