Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens
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| Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens | |
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 Entrance to Rimba Ilmu, University of Malaya | |
 Interactive map of Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens | |
| Coordinates | 3°7′51.85″N 101°39′28.67″E / 3.1310694°N 101.6579639°E |
| Area | 80 hectares (0.80 km2) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Owner | University of Malaya |
| Administrator | Institute of Biological Sciences |
| Website | rimba |
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][2]
The garden has over 1,600 species of plants occupying over 80 hectares.[3] It is populated mainly with indigenous plants species but include many from tropical Asia, the Pacific islands, Australia, South America, Africa and Madagascar.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden". Botanical Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden", www.malaysiavacationguide.com/rimba-ilmu.html, MalaysiaVacationGuide.com
- ↑ "Botanical Gardens". www.um.edu.my. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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