Missouri Botanical Garden Projects by Region


Hi everyone!

Today I want to recommend you to see the projects developed by the Missouri Botanical Garden. Many of these projects are from the tropics. Search in the database and find projects in your own country that may be helpful for you.

These information was gathered directly in the Missouri Botanical Garden webpage. If you want more information go directly to the MBG's page.
¡Hola a Todos!

Hoy les recomiendo que miren los proyectos desarrollados por el Missouri Botanical Garden. Muchos de estos proyectos son de los trópicos. Busque en la base de datos y encuentre proyectos en su propio país que tal vez le puedan ser de utilidad.

Esta información fue obtenida directamente en la página del Missouri Botanical Garden. Para más información diríjase a la misma.


Andean Region/Región Andina: 
Argentina: 
Bolivia: 
Chile: 
Colombia: 
Ecuador: 
Northern South America: 
Paraguay: 
Peru: 
Suriname: 
  • Garden botanists collect plant samples to be screened for potential medicinal agents by a consortium of pharmaceutical companies and universities/Botánicos de jardín colectan muestras de plantas para ser analizadas en busqueda de agentes medicinales potenciales por un consorcio de compañias farmaceuticas y universidades. 
  • Bioprospecting in Suriname/Bioprospección en Surinam. 
Venezuela: 
See also/Vea también: 
Central America: 
Costa Rica:
Nicaragua: 
Panama: 
  • The Garden's first botanical field research began in Panama in 1926 and culminated in publication of the landmark Flora of Panama/La primera investigación botánica de campo del jardín empezó en Panamá en 1926 y culminó en la publicación de la Flora de Panamá. 
  • Flora of Panama Checklist [W3Tropicos]/Lista de chequeo de la Flora de Panamá. 
  • Checklist of the Fortuna Watershed /Lista de chequeo de la cuenca Fortuna. 
See also/Vea También: 
  • The Garden and more than 30 U.S. and Canadian institutions are collaborating on a printed and computerized inventory of the 21,000 species of plants of North America north of Mexico. 
  • Garden bryologists conduct inventories of mosses of selected regions, including Maine, the Ozarks, and the Great Plains, and prepare treatments of families of mosses for the flora. 
  • The Garden is collaborating with the University of Missouri-Columbia to develop standards for accurate identification of plants used in dietary herbal supplements. 
  • Flora of North America Web Site [Harvard site] 
  • Flora of Missouri Home Page [includes Checklist with Search capabilities] 
  • Catalogue of the Flora of Missouri [MBG Press] 
  • Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, Volume One [MBG Press] 
See also:

The Caucasus: 
China: 
Korea: 
  • An inventory of mosses is underway. 
New Caledonia: 
Pakistan: 
Republic of Georgia: 
Russia: 
  • Ornamental Plants of Russia [New] 
  • Russia has a rich history of gardening with native ornamental plants, many of which are little known to gardeners outside of Russia. This compendium by Tatyana Shulkina provides extensive information on the diversity of Russian ornamental plants and their characteristics and culture requirements. 
  • Guide to main collections of the LE herbarium
  • The Herbarium of Vascular Plants of the Komarov Botanical Institute (LE) is one of the largest collection in the World and main herbarium in Russia. The Herbarium numbers more than 6.000.000 specimens from over the World. Collections from LE are playing an important role as a basic source of data for investigating of plant resources, especially their taxonomy, distribution, phylogeny, morphology, molecular biology, conservation and economic importance. 
Thailand: 
Vietnam: 
  • News From MO 2001
  • The Garden is collaborating on an inventory of the plants and animals in endangered protected areas, helping to rebuild the country's conservation capacity. This program includes training for local botanists. 
See also:

Projects in Africa/Proyectos en Africa: 

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