A TRIP TO BOTANICAL GARDEN, PUTRAJAYA

On 20 May 2017, the group members went for a field trip to Botanical Garden of which is situated at Precint 1,Putrajaya and is quite near to Universiti Putra Malaysia.

From right : Nina, Olyz, Khadijah, Ema and Sera
Malaysia is located at 2° to 7° north of the equator has one of the oldest tropical forest in the world. The man-made tropical botanical garden of Taman Botani was established in Putrajaya of which the landscape of the city was to be designed as the "City in the Garden". Taman Botani is one of the many gardens that has been gazetted for development as a tropical garden.
Covering an area of 230 acres or 93 hectares, the development of this park is divided into 3 phases. The first phase covering an area of 63 acres has been completed and is now open to the public. The more than 700 species of plants in this garden come from over 90 countries of the world.
The park is so big, I kid you not. Before we got in, we spent some time strolling around and took pictures at the entrance.

Khadijah examining the brochures
The park's map

The brochure


What we did there was strolling along the park, looking at the labels of the trees and flowers and was genuinely mesmerized by the abundance of the species! We really believe that we should do all that we could in order to make sure the species doesn't extinct. We agree that opening a park like this to the public, with free entrance sure does wonder. It makes the public aware and appreciate the plants and species.

Khadijah admiring the tall trunk


Taking photos to post on blog


Everyone was curious with the species. They look the same yet they are different species and originated from different countries!

Ema and Sera posing for photo in front of the garden of flowers

So relaxing walking in the Botanical Garden amidst the heat

At the famous bridge





This giant bamboo caught our attention.


There's a story behind the bamboo forest. While writing this report, I came across an article on The Star. (Click HERE to read ). Apparently, the administrative capital had planned on developing a bamboo forest, or we call it bambusetum. While Malaysia has about 70 species of bamboo, they hope to have about half the estimated 1200 bamboo species worldwide in the garden. They also hope the thriving garden would be reading to host the International Conference  on Bamboo within next 5 years.


“The bambusetum is PPj’s initiative towards establishing a bamboo forest in the city. It is also our vision of making Putrajaya a sustainable city by 2020 and beyond,” said Hasim.
He added that there would also be a bamboo gallery at Taman Botani’s visitor information centre, which will serve as a place to display, research, promote and market bamboo-related products.
Hasim noted that bamboo is acknowledged as a sustainable building material and a product of great commercial value, in addition to being an important element in creating a balance between oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Dr Abd Latif added that tropical bamboo is reputed to be the best in terms of strength and durability, but more research needed to be done in terms of the best harvesting methods.

There are more than 700 species of plants in this garden which came from 90 countries. Here are some that we managed to capture, in awe.






We spent hours here, strolling and soaking in the magnificent view



Extremely thoughtful! Even the tiles I stepped on was engraved with the leaves and their scientific names.


That's all from us! We really enjoyed the trip and hope for more to come.We realised how important it is to get to know with the nature and to preserve it for the next generation.




Written by: Khadijah Naimah bt Muhamad Dzohir
Edited by: Fatin Imanina bt Matsari

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