Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens
Entrance to Rimba Ilmu, University of Malaya
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Coordinates3°7′51.85″N 101°39′28.67″E / 3.1310694°N 101.6579639°E / 3.1310694; 101.6579639
Area80 hectares (0.80 km2)
Established1974; 51 years ago (1974)
Owned byUniversity of Malaya
Administered byInstitute of Biological Sciences
Websiterimba.um.edu.my
Logo of Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens

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

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  1. ^ "Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden". Botanical Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden", www.malaysiavacationguide.com/rimba-ilmu.html, MalaysiaVacationGuide.com
  3. ^ "Botanical Gardens". www.um.edu.my. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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