Seetawaka Botanical Garden, Avissawella
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Facts and practical information
Seethawaka Botanical Garden, or Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in Sri Lanka which mainly serves as a research area and a conservation area for threatened and vulnerable endemic plant species in the Sinharaja Rain Forest region. Improving export floriculture, ex-situ conservation of wet lowland plants, and bamboo cultivation are also promoted in this garden. The garden was opened to the public in late October 2014 and it is the most recently constructed botanical garden in Sri Lanka. ()
Local name: සීතාවක උද්භිද උද්යානයCreated: 2014Elevation: 118 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 6°57'8"N, 80°13'8"E
Day trips
Seetawaka Botanical Garden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sitawaka fort.