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Saramsa Garden

Botanical garden in Sikkim, India

Summary

Botanical garden in Sikkim, India

Field	Value
name	Saramsa Garden
nickname	Ipecac Garden
settlement_type	Botanical Garden
image_skyline	Brilliant Morning Rays, Saramsa Garden, Gangtok, Sikkim Wiki Loves Earth 2017 - India.jpg
image_caption	Saramsa Garden, Gangtok, in 2013
pushpin_map	India Sikkim
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Sikkim, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Sikkim
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Pakyong District
established_title
established_date	1922
founder	Forest Department, Government of Sikkim
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type

Saramsa Garden, also known as Ipecac Garden, is a public garden close to Ranipool, in Pakyong District, Sikkim, India. Established in 1922, the garden has served a variety of purposes. Initially dedicated to growing fruit for the local colonial officers, it later became known for cultivating the medicinal plant ipecacuanha. For this reason the garden is also known as Ipecac Garden. When the growing of ipecacuanha was discontinued, the garden was repurposed as an orchidarium and a recreational garden for picknickers. In 2008, the garden hosted the International Floriculture Show, attracting 50,000 visitors on each of its three days.

Location

Saramsa Garden is located between the hill slopes of Gangtok and Pakyong on NH-717A. The park is situated approximately 12 km from Pakyong and 14 km away from the capital Gangtok.

History

The garden was established in 1922 by the Sikkim Forest Department. From 1922 to 1954 the Forest Manager nurtured the garden as his pet project with intense involvement in introduction of plants. His interest in botany, floriculture and horticulture largely helped in his pursuit. Initially established with the main purpose of growing different fruits like pineapple, guava, varieties of oranges and lychee for the British Political officer and the Palace, the garden developed into a main center for introduction of fruits. The practice of growing fruits continued until 1940, after which the Forest Department introduced ipecacuanha from Zohore in Malaysia. This is used in the production of syrup of ipecac, a powerful emetic. Though cultivation of ipecacuanha was discontinued in 1970, the garden is still famous by the name Ipecac Garden. In 1975, the garden was converted into an orchidarium for growing different types of orchids. The majority of plants and trees that can be seen growing in the garden at present were introduced from 1975 until 1980. In 2008 the garden hosted the International Flori Show, an event promoted by the Government of Sikkim to promote the region as a centre of floriculture.

References

"Excursions from Gangtok". Sikkiminfo.net.
(20 October 2009). "Venue for International Flori Show 2008". Urbarama atlas of architecture.
"Saramsa Garden". sikkimonline.info.
(17 November 2007). "International flower festival 2008 @ Sikkim". The Sikkim Times.
"International Flori Show 2008 concludes". Nature Beyond, from [[The Statesman (India).
"JNNSMEE 2013".

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