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The '''Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden''' (sometimes shortened to the '''SSR Botanical Garden'''), commonly known as the '''Pamplemousses Botanical Garden''', is a popular tourist attraction near ], ], and the oldest botanical garden in the Southern Hemisphere. The garden was first constructed by Pierre Poivre (1719{{ndash}} 1786) in ], and covers an area of around 37 hectares. |
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The '''Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden''' (sometimes shortened to the '''SSR Botanical Garden'''), commonly known as the '''Pamplemousses Botanical Garden''', is a popular tourist attraction near ], ], and the oldest botanical garden in the Southern Hemisphere. The garden was first constructed by ] (1719{{ndash}} 1786) in ], and covers an area of around 37 hectares. |
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While the garden is most famous for its giant ], the garden features ]s, ], ]s as well as 85 varieties of palms from ], ], ] and the islands around the ]. Many trees have been planted by world leaders and royalty, including ], ], ] and ].<ref> Mysterra Magazine</ref> |
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While the garden is most famous for its giant ], the garden features ]s, ], ]s as well as 85 varieties of palms from ], ], ] and the islands around the ]. Many trees have been planted by world leaders and royalty, including ], ], ] and ].<ref> Mysterra Magazine</ref> |
