Fro!ll August the 30th till October the 5th 1951, Kebun Raya Indonesia(Botanical Gardens) at Bogor organized an expedition to the islandmentioned above.Up till then the island was nearly "terra incognita" from a scientific point of view, for no botanical or zoological investigation had ever beenmade, though some scientists (a.o. MOLLIER, DAMMERMAN, ENDERT) paid short visits to the area.
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