The Malvaceae Collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Ex Situ Conservation to Meet Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
Ex situ conservation of plants is a current and urgent issue, especially in the Brazilian context. While Brazil has the world’s highest plant diversity, few consistent initiatives are aimed at conserving the potential of our living collections toward reaching Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plan...
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| author | Carlos Daniel Miranda Ferreira Juliana Ribeiro de Mattos Marcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho Massimo G. Bovini |
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| description | Ex situ conservation of plants is a current and urgent issue, especially in the Brazilian context. While Brazil has the world’s highest plant diversity, few consistent initiatives are aimed at conserving the potential of our living collections toward reaching Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). Objective II of GSPC calls for the conservation of plant diversity, with Target 8 specifying 75% of threatened plant species in ex situ collections. It was only after cataloging the collection of Malvaceae from the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (JBRJ) for scientific publication that we realized the potential of this collection for ex situ conservation. With this in mind, we carefully catalog the individuals present, updating the names of species and counting their individuals. We found that Malvaceae is represented by 63 species and 216 individuals in the arboretum, 45 species native to America, 11 from Africa, 10 from Asia, and 3 from Oceania. Using IUCN criteria, only two species are threatened and two are data-deficient, with one or two individuals each. Based on these data and the specific biology of this taxonomic group, we identified the main problems and listed recommendations to make this collection more representative of the endangered taxa of the Brazilian flora. Therefore, we expect this effort to be a solid contribution to Target 8 mandated by GSPC, as well as a replicable pilot project for other taxonomic groups of Brazilian flora. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-90c693f2c4a647b6a109e297b3bd7adf2024-12-27T14:34:39ZengMDPI AGJournal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens2673-56362024-11-015470871810.3390/jzbg5040046The Malvaceae Collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Ex Situ Conservation to Meet Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant ConservationCarlos Daniel Miranda Ferreira0Juliana Ribeiro de Mattos1Marcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho2Massimo G. Bovini3Diretoria de Pesquisas, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, Rio de Janeiro 2246-030, BrazilDiretoria de Pesquisas, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, Rio de Janeiro 2246-030, BrazilDiretoria de Pesquisas, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, Rio de Janeiro 2246-030, BrazilDiretoria de Pesquisas, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, Rio de Janeiro 2246-030, BrazilEx situ conservation of plants is a current and urgent issue, especially in the Brazilian context. While Brazil has the world’s highest plant diversity, few consistent initiatives are aimed at conserving the potential of our living collections toward reaching Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). Objective II of GSPC calls for the conservation of plant diversity, with Target 8 specifying 75% of threatened plant species in ex situ collections. It was only after cataloging the collection of Malvaceae from the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (JBRJ) for scientific publication that we realized the potential of this collection for ex situ conservation. With this in mind, we carefully catalog the individuals present, updating the names of species and counting their individuals. We found that Malvaceae is represented by 63 species and 216 individuals in the arboretum, 45 species native to America, 11 from Africa, 10 from Asia, and 3 from Oceania. Using IUCN criteria, only two species are threatened and two are data-deficient, with one or two individuals each. Based on these data and the specific biology of this taxonomic group, we identified the main problems and listed recommendations to make this collection more representative of the endangered taxa of the Brazilian flora. Therefore, we expect this effort to be a solid contribution to Target 8 mandated by GSPC, as well as a replicable pilot project for other taxonomic groups of Brazilian flora.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5636/5/4/46data-deficient speciesliving collectionthreatened species |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Daniel Miranda Ferreira Juliana Ribeiro de Mattos Marcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho Massimo G. Bovini The Malvaceae Collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Ex Situ Conservation to Meet Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens data-deficient species living collection threatened species |
| title | The Malvaceae Collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Ex Situ Conservation to Meet Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation |
| title_full | The Malvaceae Collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Ex Situ Conservation to Meet Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation |
| title_fullStr | The Malvaceae Collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Ex Situ Conservation to Meet Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Malvaceae Collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Ex Situ Conservation to Meet Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation |
| title_short | The Malvaceae Collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Ex Situ Conservation to Meet Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation |
| title_sort | malvaceae collection at the rio de janeiro botanical garden ex situ conservation to meet target 8 of the global strategy for plant conservation |
| topic | data-deficient species living collection threatened species |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5636/5/4/46 |
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