Botanical Garden Pamplemousse (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden) description and photos - Mauritius: Port Louis (Topic)

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden description and photos - Mauritius: Port Louis. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden.

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One of the most magnificent sights of the island of Mauritius is the Botanical Garden named after Sivosagur Ramgoolam or Pamplemousse.

During the French rule, there were beds and orchard plantations on the site of the botanical garden, supplying food for the governor's kitchen. In 1735, by order of the governor of the island, the botanist Pierre Poivre was invited, who laid the botanical garden. The name of the garden comes from the French pronunciation "pomelo", the fruit that grew in it. The planting area was about 25 hectares, most of the plants were bred to obtain spices and exotic fruits.

As a result of the naval blockade by the British, Mauritius had no permanent connection with France, gardening faded into the background. For many years the garden has not been properly cared for, only after the island came under the jurisdiction of England, did James Duncan take up plants. Laurel and clove trees, cinnamon, nutmeg, tobacco, araucaria, breadfruit, bougainvillea were grown here.

The name of Sivosagur Ramgoolam, the first prime minister of the state of Marwicki, was given to the garden at the end of the 20th century. Now the Botanical Garden is a collection of trees and flowers, collected from all over the world, and growing only in these latitudes.

Of interest is the main gate with unicorns and lions - a gift to the garden, which became one of the winners of the 1862 specialized exhibition. A giant baobab grows right at the entrance, in the depths there is a lake of water lilies and lotuses. Amazing ebony trees, Victoria water lily, Venezuelan rose, rare species of palm trees - elephant and talipop blooming once every 30 years, rubber tree, golden bamboo, sugar cane plantation - this is an incomplete list of what you can see in the garden.

A separate exposition is a colonial-style manor house surrounded by medicinal plants and spices. Deer and Seychelles turtles live in the Botanical Garden.

Excursions around the garden will allow you to get acquainted with the brightest representatives of the flora, visit the Winter Garden, and see a unique collection of irises.

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