Liwa Botanical Garden


Liwa Botanical Garden is located in the village of Kubu Perahu Pekon, Balik Bukit district, in the back of the Bukit Barisan Mountains, Liwa City (capital of West Lampung regency), Lampung Province. Geographically located between 45 105 ° '- 103 ° 48' longitude and 3 ° 45 '- 6 ° 45' latitude. Area approximately 112 hectares.

Northside Park is bordered by Eating Heroes and Liwa Hospital, south adjacent to Bukit Barisan National Park, east of Park City is bordered by Market and Liwa. Bordering the western side of Bukit Barisan National Park. Altitude region ranging from 800 m - 900 m above sea level. Tread undulating with slope between 10-40%. Temperatures ranged from 18-30 ° C with high relative humidity between 70-80% (BMG observations) and 2000 mm rainfall / year.


Liwa Area Botanical Gardens has a height of land ranging from 890-948 m above sea level. Conditions varied topography contoured area with an altitude varying soil.
With the character of the hilly land and bumpy and the existence of water sources in some places, there are many types of vegetation that grows in the region. In general, several types of vegetation grow well, such as: Ficus sp., Pakis poles / trees, epiphytic plants, Banana-Pisangan, rattan and various kinds of bamboo (Bambusa sp.). Nevertheless, some types of vegetation such as Pepasang (Quercus sp.) Exelsa Pines (Araucaria exelsa), pine (Pinus merkusii), which generally grow higher didataran above 1000 meters above sea level, can grow well on the flat of the botanical gardens.

Liwa Botanical Garden Goal

Botanical garden Liwa development objectives are: a). Provide open space in the city by 30%. B). Improving the quality of public space. C). The theme of ornamental plants is expected to stimulate the economy of the people through crop diversification. The Vision of the Botanical Gardens Liwa is: a). Be a representation of the diversity of vegetation for Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (SBBNP). B). Embodiment Conservation District. C). Representation of vegetation diversity of the districts in Lampung Province.

Liwa Botanical Garden Theme

Liwa is the theme of the Botanical Gardens Conservation and Development of Ornamental Plants, Flora Representation Southern Sumatra (SBBNP), both flowering and leafy beauty. Structuring arranged thematically ornamental plants in botanical garden area. While the general plant collections arranged according to the group Tribe / Family. The theme of ornamental plants is expected to stimulate the economy of the people through crop diversification.

Exposure and Master Plan Discussion

Presentations and discussions have been conducted Botanical Garden Master Plan Liwa on November 20, 2008, IN Hall district of West Lampung, cooperation between the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Center of Bogor Botanical Gardens Plant Conservation, Department of Public Works and Government of West Lampung regency.

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