ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Aesculus hippocastanum L.

Original name of the species in the project

Aesculus hippocastanum L.

Family

Sapindaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

NMK

Region

Area of action (km2)

N/A

Protected status of the action area (National)

None

Protected status of the action area (European)

None

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

VU

IUCN Europe

VU

IUCN National

NE

Name of the project

Working Together for Conservation of National Endemic Plants in Macedonia

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2019

Duration (years)

3

Main Institution

Macedonian Ecological Society

Category of main institution

NGO

Additional Institution - Academic

1

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

Regional

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

Co-funding body

0

% of co-funding

0

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

68 914

Name of the funding programme

HOTSPOT Mediterranean Basin

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

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

8 - Identification of populations under threat

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

10 - Habitat protection

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Mature and already propagating plants

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

Unknown

Source population(s)

Unknown

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

50

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored under ambient conditions

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

<50

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival rate

Flowering rate

Flower production

Number of recruits

Action success

In progress

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

No

Website link

https://www.cepf.net/grants/grantee-projects/working-together-conservation-national-endemic-plants-macedonia

References to outputs

0

Notes

Total budget for several plant species.

Contributor

Natalija Melovska

Contributor - contact

angelova@mes.org.mk

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