Inside the National Park Flores, there arboretum, a small forest area of 4.5 hectares which represents a collection of flora diversity in the area. There are 78 species of trees that are grouped into 36 tribes. Several collections of flora that are endemic to Flores is onga uta (Begonia kelimutuensis), turuwara (Rhododendron renschianum), and arngoni (Vaccinium varingiaefolium). Argoni a small white flower and will turn black when ripe, it is believed the local community as the food of the gods.
Kelimutu National Parks-Flores-Indonesa
Inside the National Park Flores, there arboretum, a small forest area of 4.5 hectares which represents a collection of flora diversity in the area. There are 78 species of trees that are grouped into 36 tribes. Several collections of flora that are endemic to Flores is onga uta (Begonia kelimutuensis), turuwara (Rhododendron renschianum), and arngoni (Vaccinium varingiaefolium). Argoni a small white flower and will turn black when ripe, it is believed the local community as the food of the gods.