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Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo

Contact

Telephone

+34-928219580 / +34-928219587

Address

Apartado de Correos 14 de Tafira Alta
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
35017
Las Palmas
ESPAÑA

Email

berna@grancanaria.com

Website

http://www.step.es/jardcan

Colección de plantas vivas, Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo

Description

It is a collection of alive species mainly from the Macaronesic area formed from specimens of wild origin. The collecting of plants began in 1953 for the founder of the Garden D. Eric. R. Sventenius that collected specimens of all the Canary Islands. The collection is increased and restoring thaks to the work of the biologists of the Garden and for the exchange through the Index Seminum. A section of cactus and succulent plants, a section of palms and another of ornamental plants with educational aim also integrate the collection.

Overall information

Strengths

1- Taxonomy, 2- Cytogenetics, 3- Palynology, 4- Biology of the reproduction, 5- Molecular Biology

Usage restrictions

It is forbidden the collecting of any material without permission.

Access restrictions

Free access

Taxonomic coverage

Scientific names

algunos/as Coniferophyta, algunos/as Cycadophyta, algunos/as Ginkgophyta, Liliatae, principalmente Magnoliatae, algunos/as Pteridophyta.

Common names

principalmente Angiospermas, algunos/as cícadas, algunos/as coníferas, algunos/as ginkgo, algunos/as helechos, todo(s) plantas vasculares.

Geospatial coverage

principalmente Macaronesia, algunos/as resto del mundo.

Temporal location

Temporal coverage

todo(s) taxón existente.

Datasets of the collection/database

Types of objects

todo(s) organismos enteros.

Types of datasets

algunos/as cultivo, principalmente observaciones.

Conservation method

principalmente sin tratamiento.

Digitalization

Nº of copies / records

5.045

Nº of species

1484

Percentage of computerization

100

Does it include Type specimens?

No

Related Resources

Publications

  • Guía del Jardían Botánic Canario Viera y Clavijo, 1997 (book) Ed. Rueda

Access to datasets

  • N/A