scholarly journals Plants without borders: new records of two presumed Thai endemic Gesneriaceae in Laos

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-290
Author(s):  
P. Panyadee ◽  
W. Tanming ◽  
C. Maknoi
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
New Records ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Botanic Garden

Botanical expeditions in Laos through a collaboration between Thailand (Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden) and Laos (Pha Tad Ke Botanic Garden) to document plant diversity and collect plants for ex situ conservation, led to the discovery of two species of Gesneriaceae previously believed to be endemic to Thailand: Damrongia trisepala (Barnett) D.J.Middleton & A.Weber and Didymocarpus formosus Nangngam & D.J.Middleton. Information on these species is provided.

scholarly journals Plants Collection Enrichment of Purwodadi Botanic Garden Through Exploration in Alas Purwo National Park

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Deden Mudiana ◽  
Elga Renjana ◽  
Elok Rifqi Firdiana ◽  
Linda Wige Ningrum ◽  
Melisnawati H. Angio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
National Park ◽  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Lowland Forest ◽  
Brucea Javanica ◽  
Plant Collections

Purwodadi Botanic Garden (KR Purwodadi) is an ex situ conservation institution for dry climate lowland plants aiming at saving and protecting biodiversity from extinction. In supporting ex situ conservation efforts, plant exploration activities in their natural habitat need to be carried out. Alas Purwo National Park has a lowland forest area with abundant plant diversity. In addition to functioning as a conservation forest, this area is also a natural and religious tourist attraction, so it is likely to undergo ecosystem damage. Therefore, this plant diversity study with the activity of plants exploration and collection was carried out for the purpose of ex situ conservation in KR Purwodadi. This study was conducted in August to September 2019 using an explorative method. A total of 24 species were obtained, of which 8 species were not yet cultivated by KR Purwodadi. Besides, there were 5 species included in the IUCN red list, namely Aglaonema simplex, Brucea javanica, Cycas rumphii, Melanolepis multiglandulosa, and Musa acuminata. This study has increased the number of plant collections in KR Purwodadi and contribute positively to the comprehensiveness of plant species data in Alas Purwo National Park.

scholarly journals The reproductive biology of Calligonum L. in relation to ex situ conservation in a botanical garden

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang Xiaoshan ◽  
Pan Borong ◽  
Duan Shimin ◽  
Shi Wei ◽  
Zhang Yongzhi
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Flowering Phenology ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Breeding Systems ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Germplasm Resources ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
Germplasm Resource

In this study, we observed the flowering phenology, breeding system, pollination and seed germination of four species of Calligonum (C. calliphysa, C. rubicundum, C. densum and C. ebinuricum) in the Turpan Eremophytes Botanic Garden, China. Our results showed that the species had overlapping flowering phenologies and were pollinated by similar pollination agents. Their breeding systems were self-compatible, and with signs of outbreeding, but not of hybridization with each other; the main isolation mechanism was post-zygotic isolation and they also had high seed germination rates. Therefore, they are suited to ex situ conservation in the Turpan Eremophytes Botanic Garden, and can supply sufficient seeds for renewal populations and the conservation of germplasm resources. Furthermore, these results provide theoretical support for the construction of a national germplasm resource garden of Calligonum, and for the introduction to the garden of other eremophyteplants and their conservation.

scholarly journals Ex Situ Conservation of Rafflesia patma BLUME (Rafflesiaceae)

2015 ◽  
pp. 99-110
Author(s):  
Sofi Mursidawati ◽  
Ngatari Ngatari ◽  
Irawati Irawati ◽  
Sarah Cardinal ◽  
Richa Kusumawati
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Plant Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Cultivation Process ◽  
Propagation Methods ◽  
Almost All ◽  
First Time

Plants in the genus Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) bear the largest flowers in the world. Almost all members of this holoparasitic plant family have limited ranges and are rare or threatened. This genus is therefore important from a scientific and conservation perspective. An ex situ conservation collection of a population of Rafflesia patma Blume has been monitored at Bogor Botanic Garden (BBG) since 2004, the first time that this has ever been done. Studies have been made, including propagation trials on both seed and vegetative material at BBG. Of all the propagation methods tested, grafting on to the host plant Tetrastigma scariosum (Blume) Planch proved to be the most successful for growing R. patma, resulting in blooming having occurred seven times since 2010. Grafting is the quickest way to propagate Rafflesia in cultivation. This cultivation process provides a new hope for the conservation of this endangered and charismatic genus. This paper describes the methods trialled including both unsuccessful techniques as well as those which resulted in blooming events.

scholarly journals Ex situ Conservation Effort through the Inventory of Plant Diversity in Mount Seblat, Bengkulu

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 513
Author(s):  
Imawan Wahyu Hidayat ◽  
Ikhsan Noviady ◽  
Yati Nurlaeni
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
National Park ◽  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Plant Sample ◽  
Conservation Effort ◽  
Kerinci Seblat National Park ◽  
Plant Collection ◽  
Conservation Method

<p class="IsiAbstrakIndo"><span lang="EN-GB">Mount Seblat, as part a of Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP), is a pristine and natural mountain, particularly from disturbances and destructions by human activities. Nevertheless, the richness of biological resources especially plant diversity.in this area has not been more explored. The purpose of this study was to conduct an inventory of plant diversity and to determine the plant species composition. The inventory activities were conducted by plants collection along the ascent route. The results were then be maintained through ex situ conservation method in Cibodas Botanical Garden (CBG). The study was conducted by exploratory method, from Seblat Ulu Village (641 m asl) up to altitude of 1,037 m asl. There were 18 points of plant sample observation with an area of 5 x 5 square meters per point. Plant collection obtained 380 specimens. Five groups of most collected plants were Lauraceae (18 species), Rubiaceae (8 species), Anacardiaceae (6 species), Annonaceae (5 species), and Fagaceae (4 species). In order to enrich the plants collection as well as conduct the ex situ conservation effort, plants from Orchidaceae were also collected which resulted in 33 species. These results were an important initial inventory of plant diversity of Mount Seblat, considering that there was no record as well as very limited current information. When the environment disturbance tends to increase, this information may act as a reference and an initial database to develop plants conservation effort and strategy in the future.</span></p>

scholarly journals Saving rainforests in the South Pacific: challenges in ex situ conservation

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen D. Sommerville ◽  
Bronwyn Clarke ◽  
Gunnar Keppel ◽  
Craig McGill ◽  
Zoe-Joy Newby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
The South ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Very High

Rainforests in the South Pacific hold a considerable amount of plant diversity, with rates of species endemism >80% in some countries. This diversity is rapidly disappearing under pressure from logging, clearing for agriculture or mining, introduced pests and diseases and other anthropogenic sources. Ex situ conservation techniques offer a means to limit the loss of plant diversity. Seed banking is considered the most efficient and cost effective of these techniques but is applicable only to seed capable of tolerating desiccation and cold storage. Data on the degree of tolerance of these conditions was lacking for more than half of the 1503 South Pacific rainforest genera examined for this review. Of the 710 genera for which data were available, the storage behaviour of 324 was based on an assessment of only one or two species, although 76% of those genera contained at least 10 species. Many of the unstudied or poorly studied genera are shared across several South Pacific nations, providing an excellent opportunity for collaboration on future ex situ research and conservation. Of the 386 genera for which three or more species have been studied, 343 have a very high proportion of species (>95% of those tested) that are suitable for seed banking. Seed banking could therefore provide a suitable means for preserving a large proportion of the rainforest flora before it becomes extinct in the wild. Alternatives for preserving species that are not suitable for seed banking are also discussed.

scholarly journals The rarest of the rare: rediscovery and status of the critically endangered Belem Curassow, Crax fasciolata pinima (Pelzeln, 1870)

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. e20195946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo França Alteff ◽  
Gustavo Gonsioroski ◽  
Marcelo Barreiros ◽  
Leonardo Gabriel Campos de Oliveira Torres ◽  
André Restel Camilo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
New Records ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Indigenous Lands ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Awareness Programs

The Belem Curassow (Crax fasciolata pinima) is one of the most endangered birds in South America, without sightings of birds in the wild for 40 years. This subspecies is nationally and internationally classified as critically endangered and close to extinction, suffering from poaching and deforestation in its range. Here we present new records of free-living individuals made on three indigenous lands in Pará and Maranhão states: in part of Terra Indígena Mãe Maria, Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Pará; in locations within the Reserva Biológica do Gurupi/Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu, Centro Novo do Maranhão, Maranhão; and around the Terra Indígena Rio Pindaré, Alto Alegre do Pindaré, Maranhão. We also provide recommendations to protect this bird via a dedicated conservation program which includes finding new individuals in non-sampled areas (north of BR-222), estimating population size, enhancing taxonomic and natural history knowledge, capturing wild animals in order to start urgent ex situ conservation programs, and developing environmental awareness programs with the local and indigenous populations.

scholarly journals Asexual Propagation of Four Medicinal Greek Endemic Plants of Lamiaceae Family With Conservation Priority From The Collection of The Balkan Botanic Garden of Kroussia, N. Greece

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1611-1622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Sarropoulou ◽  
Eleni Maloupa
Keyword(s):  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Endemic Plants ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Conservation Priority ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Threatened Plants ◽  
Asexual Propagation ◽  
Mother Plants ◽  
Suitable Treatment

Conservation of endemic rare-threatened plants and sustainable exploitation of biodiversity with emphasis on medicinal-aromatic plants and plants with horticultural/ornamental value can be achieved through ex situ conservation activities. For this purpose, propagation experiments with cuttings were performed on four local Ionian endemic species with conservation priority, Stachys ionica Halácsy, Teucrium halascyanum, Thymus holosericeus Celak and Thymus plasonii Adamovic (all Lamiaceae). For propagation, softwood tip cuttings (3-5 cm) were cut at early autumn from mother plants collected from the wild and maintained in open-air mother plantations. For experimentation, the base of cuttings was immersed for 1 min in solutions of four concentrations of IBA (0, 1000, 2000 and 4000 ppm). Cuttings were placed on a peat:perlite (1:3) substrate in the bench of greenhouse heated mist system. Most suitable treatment for T. halascyanum (3 ½ weeks) proved to be 1000 ppm IBA (32.13 roots 1.72 cm long, 100% rooting). Accordingly, 2000 ppm IBA gave 100% rooting for both S. ionica (28.5 roots 1.56 cm long,) (3 weeks) and Th. holosericeus (4.4 roots 1.76 cm long) (7 weeks). T. plasonii cuttings treated with 2000 ppm IBA gave 85.71% optimum rooting with 8.67 roots 1.78 cm long.

scholarly journals The Cultivation of Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) :

2007 ◽  
pp. 69-86
Author(s):  
Wolfram Lobin ◽  
Michael Neumann ◽  
Markus Radscheit ◽  
Wilhelm Barthlott
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Flagship Species ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
The University ◽  
Garden Community

One of the most exciting plant species is the Titan Arum, Amorphophallus titanum, which can truly be regarded as a flagship species for botanic gardens. Wild populations suffer from an increasing pressure on their natural habitat, but botanic gardens can play an important role in the ex-situ conservation of the species. The cultivation of A. titanum is not easy but it offers an irresistible challenge for any keen horticulturist. The University of Bonn Botanic Gardens (Germany) has more than seventy years of experience in the cultivation of this giant and the purpose of this paper is to help the botanic garden community to achieve success in the cultivation of this fascinating plant.

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