Saudi Arabia – National Herbarium and Genebank
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| INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS | ||
| COUNTRY | Saudi Arabia | |
| INSTITUTION NAME | “National Herbarium and Genebank” | |
| MAIN ADDRESS | National Herbarium and Genebank, Ministry of Agriculture and Water, P.O. Box 17285, Riyadh, 11484 (Saudi Arabia) | |
| DESCRIPTION | ||
| AREA | No information available | |
| LATITUDE | 24, 67 º N | |
| LONGITUDE | 46, 69 º E | |
| ALTITUDE | 800 m | |
| PRECIPITATION | 120 mm | |
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | ||
| STATUS | State | |
| INSTITUTION TYPE | Research Center associated with Genebank, Botanical Garden and Herbarium | |
| DATE FOUNDED | 1994 | |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | Indigenous flora of Saudi Arabia | |
| TAXA | No information available | |
| PROGRAMMES | • Research Programs (dryland flora) • Conservation programs |
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| FEATURES AND FACILITIES | • Herbarium • Small experimental botanical garden• Genebank |
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| MAIN DEFICIENCIES | No information available | |
| SOURCES CONSULTED | Web:www.bgci.org
www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org Documents: “Saudi Arabia: Country report to the FAO International technical conference on Plant Genetic Resources”. (Leipzig, 1996) |
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