Jakarta's snake-fruit under threat.

[Vanhelsing]

You won't find the address on Google Maps, and getting there requires some old-fashioned stopping and asking, but once you arrive you'll find a haven full of history.

Hidden away in residential east Jakarta is the city's last remaining snake-fruit, or Salak farm.

"This farm was passed on from generation to generation, from our grandfathers and the grandfathers before them," said caretaker and Betawi man Asmawi.

For the Betawi people, who are known as the indigenous Jakartans, the remaining Salak farm holds great significance.

The Jakarta Government has bought the farm to ensure its conservation and just in time, according to Ucup, from Jakarta's Agricultural office, who is also a local Betawi man.

"This variant of snake-fruit was almost extinct, since 2007 we have undertaken conservation and protection efforts to save it from extinction," Ucup said.

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