Contact
Contact
Telephone
+34914203017
Address
Plaza de Murillo, 2
Madrid
28014
Madrid
ESPAÑA
svillegas@rjb.csic.es
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Banco de Germoplasma Vegetal
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Code
BGVMA -
Registration date
24/08/2007 -
Update date
04/05/2021 - Download the sheet
Description
The CSIC-RJB-BGVMA Seed Bank preserves 3265 accessions numbers of natural source, mainly from the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean Region. The seeds are stored in optimal conditions that ensure their long term viability. The seeds are conserved -10ºC and 5-7% humidity. The staff from the CSIC-RJB, carry out field trips to collect new material. The BGVMA is dedicated to promoting the conservation, sustainable use, and research of biological diversity within the Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992 and the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Some of the objetives include the ex situ conservation of 60% of the endangered Spanish flora.Overall information
Goals
The Seed Bank (BGVMA) was founded in 1982 to conserve wild species from the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean Region that can be dried and frozen. Actually the priorities are: 1. Endemic, threatened and rare species from the Iberian Peninsula. 2. All species from the Amarillydaceae, Iridaceae and Liliacea Families. 3. Endemic, threatened and rare species and species from the 6 LIC zones within the Community of Madrid.
Strengths
1. Conservación ex situ de semillas de especies endémicas, amenazadas y de interés de la Península Ibérica y Región Mediterranea.
2. Estudiar procesos de viabilidad y germinación de semillas de la Península Ibérica y Región Mediterranea.
How to cite
CSIC-Real Jardín Botánico-Banco de Germoplasma Vegetal (CSIC-RJB-BGVMA)
Access restrictions
Se actuará conforme a las decisiones de la Convención sobre Diversidad Biológica de 1992 (CBD), la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de especies en vías de extinción (CITES) y al Protocolo de Nagoya.
Common names
The collection includes species from the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic and Canary Islands and some others countries of the Mediterranean area. Also species from the Amarillydaceae, Iridaceae and Liliaceae Families.
Geospatial coverage
Iberian Peninsula, Balearic and Canary Islands and some others countries of the Mediterranean area.
Temporal location
Temporal coverage
1986-present.
Datasets of the collection/database
Types of objects
Semillas, frutos.
Conservation method
Principalmente congelado y seco.
Digitalization
3.265
2012
100
80
No
Related Resources
Publications
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