Wild Origin Material - The Sine Qua Non of Botanic Garden Collections?

Authors

  • James Cullen Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2004.99

Abstract

Botanic gardens make great claims for their content of 'wild origin material' for use in research, education and conservation. But the material included under this heading is very diverse in its nature and origin, covering a broad spectrum of histories. Various types of wild origin material are distinguished, and the effects of these distinctions on botanic gardens record systems briefly considered.

Author Biography

  • James Cullen, Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
    Dr Cullen is Director of the Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust. Prior to that, he was Assistant Keeper
    at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

References

FLETCHER, Harold F. (1975). A Quest of Flowers. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.

LEADLAY, E. & GREENE, J. (1998). The Darwin Technical Manual for Botanic Gardens, BGCI, London.

SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (2002). Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in association with Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Montreal, Canada.

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Published

2004-10-31

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No. 2 (2004)

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Wild Origin Material - The Sine Qua Non of Botanic Garden Collections?. (2004). Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, 2, 21-25. https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2004.99