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Get Health in Kebun Raya Purwodadi, a Botanical Garden

My friend on spiralling tree

Tranquil. Yayah doesn't know why this tourism site has been so tranquil. Maybe for reason that it was not eye catching at all. Or maybe there was no entertainment and game which could possibly attract the mob. So quiet. Luckily, that was exactly the situation he'd been searching for.

Yayah's friend, Achmed, picked me up in Surabaya at 8 am. And they just moved out in the minutes by motorcycle. Destination Purwodadi Botanical Garden, in Pasuruan regency, East Java province. The location is at Surabaya-Malang road. It was traffic jam when we reached Sidoarjo. But within less than two hours, they already saw the Purwodadi's welcome gate.



Inside Kebun Raya Purwodadi

Cactus

To enter this natural laboratory which has 2,500 collections of plants, you only need to pay 3,000 IDR per head. If you bring a car, add 6,000 IDR. Afterward, they were freely going through until certain parts of the garden. The tall trees have draped over us all along the main road.

On the edge of the backyard, we met two lanes. To the right is a river, and to the left is water fall. Yayah decided to walk to watch the plants collection better. Generally, Purwodadi's collections were legumes, orchids, palms, bamboos, edible ferns, medical plants, and some of rare Indonesian vegetations.

Actually, this garden is one of three branches of Bogor/Indonesian Botanical Garden. The other branches are Cibodas and Eka Karya Bali Botanical Garden. Purwodadi itself was established at January, 30th 1941, by Dr. L.G.M. Baas Becking.


What You Must Prepare in Kebun Raya Purwodadi

Tall trees in Purwodadi

Like other nature tourism sites, there are many mosquitoes here, enjoying the dark sides of trees and bushes. So don't forget to carry a bug repellent. Or wear the long-sleeves clothes. Or both! That's important.

Whether you don't bring any food/water, it's not quite worrying. Here you'll find eating places. Beside, once you stop somewhere inside this garden, I guarantee, the peddler will spring up. They are well-trained to trace your position. ^_^

Yayah thought exploring the Purwodadi Botanical Garden by foot, not by car or motor, is very healthy. The air is so fresh (with hundred-thousands of plants and very few vehicles how can it be polluted?). Moreover, walking a while in this 845,148 square meters garden definitely is comparable with your work-out portion that day. And know more about botanical diversity in Indonesia, of course.

- Photos by Brahmanto Anindito


Sehat di Kebun Raya Purwodadi

Kebun Raya Purwodadi terletak di pinggir jalan Surabaya-Malang. Koleksi kebun ini secara garis besar terdiri dari polong-polongan, anggrek, palem, bambu, paku dan tanaman obat. Dulu, pada 30 Januari 1941 Kebun Raya Purwodadi didirikan oleh Dr. L.G.M. Baas Becking atas prakarsa Dr. D.F. Van Slooten. Tujuannya sebagai pemekaran dari Stasiun Percobaan S'Lands Plantentuin Buitenzorg (Kebun Raya Bogor).

Kebun ini merupakan salah satu dari tiga cabang Kebun Raya Indonesia/Bogor yang masing-masing memiliki tugas dan fungsi spesifik. Kedua cabang lainnya adalah Kebun Raya Cibodas dan Kebun Raya Eka Karya Bali. Sebaiknya Anda berjalan kaki saja, tidak naik mobil atau motor. Karena selain udaranya yang segar (bagaimana tidak segar, koleksinya saja 2.500 tumbuhan) dan bebas polusi, berjalan-jalan sejenak di area seluas 845.148 meter persegi ini jelas sebanding dengan jatah olahraga Anda hari itu. Anda pun bisa lebih menghargai keanekaragaman botani yang dimiliki Indonesia.

8 komentar untuk "Get Health in Kebun Raya Purwodadi, a Botanical Garden"

  1. Tadinya saya pikir kaktus cuma ada di kampung halaman ibu saya...

    pasha’s last blog post..3 DOA 3 CINTA : PANGGUNGNYA DUO YOGA

    BalasHapus
  2. Thx, Uvlbumzdnzk & Pasha. Aku malah mikirnya kaktus cuma ada di negara tropis. Ternyata, emang bener, hehehe. Lama nggak nongol, kemana aja, Pash?

    BalasHapus
  3. Its amazing what people posts in these forums, some of it is quite brilliant!

    BalasHapus
  4. Thanks for drop by, Bagarouritoth.

    BalasHapus
  5. Ga ke mana2, kok... Masih di sini... Tapi gara2 Junjou Romantica, kok saya jadi keinget Brahm? Makanya balik lagi nengok ke web ini. Usul nih, background-nya jangan kebanyakan putihnya, dong. Tambahin warna lain kek, mata jadi sepet, nih.
    Eh, Brahm, bener tuh, foto kaktus di atas diambil di Purwodadi? Emang di sana daerah kering juga ya? Sori ya kalo rada geblek, soalnya saya bingung mo ngomong apa...

    BalasHapus
  6. Junjuo Romantica? Kok jd inget aku sih?

    Ooh, background putih jd sepet ya? Nanti aja deh kumodif, soalnya anak2 sini pd nggak demen eksperimen template. Aku jg takut mlh kacau balau nggak bisa balikin.

    Iya. Kan kaktus ada banyak jenisnya. Nggak semua hrs lingkungan yg ekstrim panas. Aku sendiri sih nggak bisa menjelaskan secara ilmiah. Jd rada geblek jg nih. Hehehe ....

    BalasHapus
  7. Ya jangan ikut2an geblek dong, itu punya gue! Tapi, baguslah, Brahm mau capek2 nulis soal Kebun Raya, biar saya ga tambah geblek. Kapan2 boleh juga tuh ke sana. Moga2 terus terpelihara Kebun Raya Purwodadi, jangan kaya di kampung mak gue, kering kerontang, yang subur cuma kaktus. Makanya, ngeliat foto kaktus, jadi keinget ibu saya yang ada di seberang lautan. Hiks...

    Btw, Brahm bisa Bahasa Prancis 'kan? Bisa ngasih tau artinya 'a trois'? Makasih, Om...

    BalasHapus
  8. Oooh, jd ngobrolin kaktus tuh ada nostalgianya? Ya deh, ya deh. "A" itu "to" dlm bhs Inggris. "Trois" tuh "three". Aku nggak tahu konteksnya, tp "a trois" kurang-lbh artinya "bertiga".

    BalasHapus