Taman Botani Putrajaya (Putrajaya Botanical Garden)

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Malaysia - Federal Territory - Putrajaya

Institution Code: PUTRA

BGCI Member: Yes

About the Taman Botani Putrajaya (Putrajaya Botanical Garden)

Taman Botani Putrajaya (Putrajaya Botanical Garden) is a man-made botanical garden comprises of 230 acres land fulfilled with up to 900 plants species planted, grouped by themes of collection such as thematic garden collection, ethnobotany collection; rare fruits collection, zingiberales collection, herbs and medicinal collection, gymnosperm collection, dipterocarps collection.

Main Address:
Taman Botani Putrajaya (Putrajaya Botanical Garden)
Bahagian Botani, Jabatan Landskap dan Taman, Perbadanan Putrajaya
Presint 1
Putrajaya
Federal Territory 62000 Malaysia

Telephone: 03-8887 7770
Fax:
URL:
Primary Email: botani@ppj.gov.my

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Mohd Tajuddin bin Idris
    Curator's Name:
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Mohd Rosedzandi Bin Samsuri, Mohamad Nazrin Bin Ahmad Azmi
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 4
    Educational Staff Number: 5
    Research Staff Number: 3
    Administration Staff Number: 2

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: No
    Status: State: Yes
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Municipal: Yes
    Status: Trust: No
  • Date founded: 2001
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: No
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
  • Total Area: 93 Hectares
    Latitude: 2.9438
    Longitude: 101.6984
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Taman Botani Putrajaya
  • Local Address: Lebuh Perdana Barat, Presint 1, 62000 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya
  • Locality: City: Putrajaya
  • Locality: State: Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 5807
    Arboretum: Yes
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: No
    Published Plant Catalogue: No
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Disabled access: Yes

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:Asia pacific Origin collection, African Origin Plant Collection, Tropical America Plant Collection, Heliconia collection, Climbers Plant Collection, Fern Collection, Zingiberales Collection, Rare Fruit Collection, Grass Collection, Herbs and Medicinal Plant Collection
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: No

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes
    Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

  • Conservation - Genetics: Yes
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
    Ethnobotany: Yes
    Horticulture: Yes
    Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
    Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: Yes
    Courses for General Public: Yes
    Education Programme: Yes