茂(mao)(mao)物(wu)(wu),又名博果爾,位于印度尼西(xi)亞爪(zhua)哇島的西(xi)部,北(bei)距雅加(jia)達約(yue)56公(gong)里。坐(zuo)落在茂(mao)(mao)物(wu)(wu)市區(qu)的茂(mao)(mao)物(wu)(wu)植物(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan),是世界上著名的、也(ye)是大的熱帶植物(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)。茂(mao)(mao)物(wu)(wu)植物(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)建于1817年,建在格德山麓和山腰上,面積約(yue)100公(gong)頃(qing),包(bao)括(kuo)池沼、庭園(yuan)(yuan)、小丘等,芝利翁河蜿(wan)蜒(yan)于園(yuan)(yuan)內,流往雅加(jia)達。
茂物植物園(yuan)的園(yuan)景(jing)很美,主要是以(yi)水網貫(guan)穿(chuan)全園(yuan),人(ren)工湖(hu)四周是一大(da)亮(liang)點,湖(hu)體由(you)高處筑(zhu)堤蓄水,引渠灌溉全園(yuan),湖(hu)面栽睡蓮(lian)數叢,水鴨(ya)浮水,靜中有動。湖(hu)東為白色總(zong)統別墅,府前一片大(da)草地,亭立(li)幾叢綠樹,色彩對比濃(nong)重(zhong)、清新莊重(zhong),自對岸遠眺(tiao),格外動人(ren)。湖(hu)下(xia)臺(tai)地設有王蓮(lian)池,低處又(you)設谷地園(yuan)林(lin),層(ceng)層(ceng)變(bian)化。園(yuan)內(nei)丘陵坡(po)地以(yi)卵石為徑(jing),峰回(hui)路轉,高低錯落,景(jing)中有景(jing)。
這(zhe)(zhe)里(li)(li)的(de)(de)自然環(huan)境(jing)堪稱世界少有,年(nian)(nian)均(jun)溫最低21.4℃;最高30.2℃,一(yi)年(nian)(nian)無四季之(zhi)分(fen),冬(dong)、夏室(shi)內(nei)無人(ren)使用空調(diao)。通常濕度較高,年(nian)(nian)平(ping)均(jun)雨(yu)(yu)量4330毫米,年(nian)(nian)平(ping)均(jun)雨(yu)(yu)日233天,故有“雨(yu)(yu)城(cheng)”之(zhi)稱,但(dan)雨(yu)(yu)旱季區分(fen)不(bu)明顯。這(zhe)(zhe)里(li)(li)的(de)(de)土壤極肥(fei)沃,pH6~7,地表(biao)為(wei)火山灰覆蓋(gai)。一(yi)般在(zai)下午暴雨(yu)(yu)之(zhi)后,次(ci)日放晴,草地上即(ji)可躺(tang)臥(wo),所以園(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)只有湖邊才(cai)設置座椅。在(zai)這(zhe)(zhe)里(li)(li),生(sheng)物(wu)(wu)的(de)(de)多樣性得到了充分(fen)的(de)(de)展現,白(bai)天寄居在(zai)屋頂(ding)的(de)(de)平(ping)尾燕(yan)子飛行不(bu)絕,冬(dong)夏不(bu)離;晚間大蝙蝠分(fen)工(gong)消滅蚊(wen)蠅,白(bai)天則懸掛樹梢恪盡職(zhi)守。植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)的(de)(de)特點之(zhi)一(yi)就是要求植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)種(zhong)類(lei)多而與(yu)公園(yuan)(yuan)相區別,因(yin)而早期的(de)(de)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)學(xue)家偏向于選擇自然環(huan)境(jing)優越的(de)(de)地方(fang)為(wei)園(yuan)(yuan)址不(bu)無道理,但(dan)像茂(mao)物(wu)(wu)這(zhe)(zhe)樣的(de)(de)勝境(jing)確實太難得了。
公元17~18世(shi)紀(ji),植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)學在歐洲蓬勃興起,植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)脫穎而出成為植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)學重(zhong)(zhong)要的(de)(de)分支。隨著(zhu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)資(zi)源的(de)(de)擴大(da)利用(yong),植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)在世(shi)界(jie)上的(de)(de)建(jian)(jian)立(li)與發(fa)展如同雨后春筍。其(qi)中(zhong),英國皇家(jia)邱(qiu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),由于得(de)(de)到(dao)政(zheng)府(fu)巨(ju)額資(zi)金的(de)(de)支持(chi),多年來陸續(xu)建(jian)(jian)立(li)起各種(zhong)類型的(de)(de)溫室,使栽培(pei)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)達到(dao)8萬多種(zhong)和(he)變(bian)種(zhong),另外還搜集了數百萬份標(biao)本以及大(da)量的(de)(de)圖(tu)片(pian)資(zi)料(liao),培(pei)養了大(da)量的(de)(de)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)人材(cai),使植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)分類學得(de)(de)到(dao)深入發(fa)展,并在國際上贏得(de)(de)盛譽(yu)。邱(qiu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)始建(jian)(jian)不(bu)(bu)久,歐洲植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)學家(jia)又隨著(zhu)資(zi)本主義的(de)(de)擴張,背井(jing)離鄉去探(tan)索熱帶植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)的(de)(de)奧秘,他們先(xian)后在印尼、印度、斯里蘭(lan)卡等城(cheng)鎮建(jian)(jian)立(li)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),但(dan)其(qi)中(zhong)唯有印尼茂(mao)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)堅持(chi)不(bu)(bu)斷擴建(jian)(jian)和(he)充(chong)實,受到(dao)政(zheng)府(fu)重(zhong)(zhong)視(shi),故此長(chang)盛不(bu)(bu)衰(shuai)。