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DE-BGBM Passport Collections

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The extensive biological collections at BGBM document the diversity of plants on a world wide scale. Our collections are continuously developed, opened up to the public and to science and are increasingly used in scientific networks in order to provide a consistent and comprehensive archive of plant diversity. The biological collections enable systematic studies of the organisms, document their variability and file their evolution in space and time. The collections set up the essential basis for actual and future research and public education and as such serve the conservation of plant diversity.

The biological collections at BGBM are used by scientists from around the world either by visiting BGBM, by loaning selected specimens or by studying their digital equivalents online. Up to 30000 plants and plant parts are provided for research and academic education each year.

  • Living collections in the Botanic Garden
  • Preserved plant specimen in the herbarium and in special collections
  • Seeds of wild and garden origin in the Dahlem Seed Bank
  • Plant DNA and tissue samples in the DNA Bank
  • Plant material for science, research and education
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Tissue Bank, Seed Bank, DNA Bank

43 hectares of managed and landscaped garden including 17 public greenhouses and ca. 40 nurseries summing up to a total of ca. 17.000 m2 under glass Ca. 20.000 species (10.000 greenhouse, 10.000 outdoor) from all regions of the world (ca. 14.000 Dicots, 5.000 Monocots, 400 Gymnosperms; more than 300 families and 3.300 genera) Focus and special collections: a) taxonomic groups: Asterales, Caryophyllales (including Cactaceae), tropical and subtropical ferns, Araceae, Bromeliaceae, Welwitschia, Sanseveria, Pelargonium, Rosa, Prunus b) life forms: succulents, aquatic plants, geophytes, arboretum b) phytogeographic regions: Cuban and Caribbean, Mediterranean, Near East and Caucasus

Collections statistics
3,800,000
Herbarium: 150 - 160 loans (4000-5000 specimens, digital and physical); Living collections: approx. 7000 portions in 300 parcels
Herbarium: c. 35000; Living collections: 3000 on average (2009-2013); Seed Bank: 500 - 1000; DNA Bank: 1000-2000
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LIFE SCIENCES (Zoology, Biology, Botany, Mycology,…) 
 
  Typology Primary types Individual specimens/objects % registered cards % recorded cards in database
2.1 Botany 40000 3200000   16
2.2 Mycology 5000 600000   23
Heritage Science

Library (http://www.bgbm.org/de/wissenschaft/bibliothek-am-bgbm): The BGBM maintains a botanical library, founded in 1819, open to the public. It collects botanical literature (with a focus on systematics, plant geography and related fields) on a worldwide basis. Being part of the university's library system, its provides access also to a large number of electronic resources in the field. Physical holdings: • Books and periodicals: 205 000 volumes • Separata: 143 500 items • Microforms, optical disks, etc.: 4615 titles (c. 58 600 items) Archives (http://www.bgbm.org/de/node/418): The scientific archives of the BGBM contain documents, photographs, plans, art works, etc. related to: • the history of the institution, its collections, activities and staff • botanists (literary, etc. remains of botanists; letters; portraits; etc.) photographs and other images of plants

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