Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens Explained

Area:80ha
Owner:University of Malaya
Administrator:Institute of Biological Sciences

Rimba Ilmu (literally forest of knowledge) is a tropical botanical garden set up by the late Professor W.R. Stanton in 1974 on the campus of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

The garden has over 1,600 species of plants occupying over 80 hectares.[2] It is populated mainly with indigenous plants species but include many from tropical Asia, the Pacific islands, Australia, South America, Africa and Madagascar.

The Malaysian Nature Society maintains an environmental program with the cooperation of the university at the botanical garden since 1997.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden . Botanical Gardens Conservation International . 31 May 2020 .
  2. Web site: Botanical Gardens . 2023-04-30 . www.um.edu.my.