Abstract

CADENA-VARGAS, Camilo Esteban; SANCHEZ CALLEJAS, Shirley Dayana  and  VELASQUEZ NINO, Johanna. Living Collection of the Botanical Garden of Bogotá, Colombia. Biota colombiana [online]. 2021, vol.22, n.2, pp.163-172.  Epub July 30, 2021. ISSN 0124-5376.  https://doi.org/10.21068/c2021.v22n02a10.

The José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden of Bogotá has a wide collection of living plants, with which ex situ research and conservation of flora is promoted, with emphasis on the Andean region, and which is continuously visited by citizens. In recent years, the systematization, georeferencing, enrichment and signaling of individuals in the different areas of the Garden have been strengthened. In particular, the development of databases and the application of information technologies have made it possible to update the inventory. The collection database includes 19 546 georeferenced accessions, corresponding to 184 families, 723 genera and 1185 plant species, among which 89 are in threat categories at the national level. The documentation of new individuals continues, and the level of taxonomic determination increases. In addition, continue with the maintenance and improvement of the living collection databases and advance their interoperability with other databases, such as reference collections, and evaluate publication strategies.

Keywords : Botany; Conservation; Living collection; Inventory; Threatened species..

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