Presented by Gaia Gullotta.
Bioversity International has created a small herbarium - dried and classified plant specimens - of plants found in the Rome-Fiumicino-Maccarese area. This project is an attempt to get more involved with the community and environment surrounding our headquarters in Rome, Italy.
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2. Herbarium is a collection of
dried and classified plant specimens
Middle Ages:
“Herbaria” are
painted codes of
medicinal plants
XVI century:
“Horti vivi” and
“Horti sicci”.
Luca Ghini (14901556): herbarium
as a scientific
instrument
XIX century: the
Today: value:
Current
herbarium
becomes a fad
Digital herbaria
with scanned
Taxonomy
samples and
relational
Biodiversity
databases
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3. Aim of the Bioversity Herbarium project
First 10 months
Volunteers involved
Startup
Scientific value
Case study to investigate on the
biodiversity in the agricultural
landscapes.
Initial focus on: CWR, “wild
flowers” and local cultivated
varieties for the territory of
Fiumicino
Educational value
Popular science
Collaboration with other
organizations and
institutions
4. Contacts
Herbarium of “La Sapienza”
University - Rome
Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry
- Saint Petersburg
Helmut Knupffer-Leibniz Institute
of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant
Research (IPK)
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5. Steps for the herbarium implementation
a)
b)
c)
Collecting missions
Drying process
Mounting process
d)
e)
Identification of the samples
Labeling
f)
g)
h)
Refrigeration process
Storage
Preservation
i)
Computerized data
6. Collecting missions/sites – collecting form
Bioversity surrounding areas
Vasche di Maccarese (WWF)
Oasi Macchiagrande (WWF)
Castel di Guido
Maccarese – Fregene coast
9. Mounting process/materials
A3 sheets (29,7 x 42,1 cm)
Strips of paper
Pins (nickel-plated), sewing
thread or glue ?
representative samples were
plasticized for educational
purposes
10. Mounting process/ specimens composition
Fold the samples with
acute angles
Cut the samples
Small bags for seeds or
accidentally detached
parts of the sample
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16. Preservation
THREATS: mushrooms and
insects (gen. Coleoptera,
Lepidoptera and Dermaptera)
1. Low humidity
2. Away from excessive heat
3. Away from the dust
PHYSICAL and
CHEMICAL treatments
High risk groups
Low risk groups
ASTERACEAE
APIACEAE
BRASSICACEAE
CAMPANULACEAE
LILIACEAE
RANUNCULACEAE
ROSACEAE
ARECACEAE
CONIFERAE
CRYPTOGAMAE
CYPERACEAE
PTERIDOPHYTA
20. Opportunities and future challenges
Create a collaboration with the
LEONARDO DA VINCI INSTITUTE
to collect the cultivated varieties
and with the PROGRAMMA NATURA’s
visitors for the wild species
Expand our RANGE
belong to European and national
NETWORKS (BIOCASE,
AnArchive, Index Herbariorum)
Maintain a special section of the
BIOVERSITY LIBRARY CATALOGUE
GIS
WEB APPLICATION
21. Bioversity herbarium project in figures
15 missions
156 samples
103 different species
39 families
5 presses
1 freezer
1685,14 € budget
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