ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Iris bismarckiana E.Damman & Sprenger

Original name of the species in the project

Iris bismarckiana Damman & Sprenger

Family

Iridaceae

Life form

G - Geophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

LBN

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.97

Protected status of the action area (National)

None

Protected status of the action area (European)

None

Land property (public or private)

Religious land

Habitat classification

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

EN

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

Conserver et Valoriser le patrimoine botanique unique du Liban

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2018

Duration (years)

2.5

Main Institution

Saint-Joseph University

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

1

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

International

Funding source (public or private)

Both

Funding institution

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

Co-funding body

0

% of co-funding

0

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

116 140

Name of the funding programme

Large Grant

Type of the action (In-situ or ex-situ)

Both

Prior knowledge on species biology

Yes

Preliminary conservation action(s) implemented by the same project or some other researchers

2 - Determining species distribution

3 - Population size estimation

4 - Demography studies

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

7 - Genetic studies

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

5 - Plant reinforcement

9 - Multispecies management

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

16

Source population(s)

1

Monitoring duration

Up to 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Fruiting

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

85

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

45

Ex situ storage conditions

Fridge at 4°C

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

4°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

No

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Flowering

Fruiting

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Unknown

Website link

https://www.cepf.net/grants/grantee-projects/conserving-and-valorizing-unique-botanical-heritage-lebanon

References to outputs

Roukoz A. 2018. Conservation quasi in situ des iris Oncocyclus endemiques du Liban.

Notes

0

Contributor

Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat

Contributor - contact

magda.boudagher@usj.edu.lb

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