Member of the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) and the South East Asia Botanic Gardens Network, the Rimba Ilmu is an important Biological conservation located in Kuala Lumpur. Established in the campus of the University of Malay, the botanical garden aims to preserve the tropical flora of the region.
Located in the campus of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, the Rimba Ilmu is a tropical botanical garden. Spread over a land area of 80 hectares, the garden was established in the year 1974 by Professor W.R. Stanton.
Rimba Ilmu means the forest of knowledge. The garden was laid down in the form of a rain forest in order to preserve the flora of the Malaysian and Indonesian region.
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One of the premier biological conservations of Malaysia the botanical garden is also home to the herbarium of the University of Malay.
Rimba Ilmu features 1600 species of plants including the old rubber plantations and the living collections. This popular botanical garden of Kuala Lumpur also features a number of foreign species of plants belonging to the tropical regions of Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands, Madagascar, Africa and South America.
The main aim of this biological conservation garden is to spread awareness about the tropical plants, their life ecology, and environment and methods of conservation. Working on its mission, the Rimba Ilmu runs its own Environmental Education Program and is a member of the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) and the South East Asia Botanic Gardens Network.
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