ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Centaurea pontica Prodan & Nyár.

Original name of the species in the project

Centaurea pontica Prodan & Nyar

Family

Asteraceae

Life form

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ROU

Region

Area of action (km2)

N/A

Protected status of the action area (National)

None

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Biosphere Reserve

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

B - Coastal habitats

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

DD

IUCN National

EN

Name of the project

Studies regarding ex situ conservation of natural genofund for establishing a bank for plant tissue and cell culture for biotechnological and conservative purpose

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2011

Duration (years)

3

Main Institution

Institute of Biology, Bucharest Romanian Academy

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

Romanian Academy

Co-funding body

0

% of co-funding

0

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

N/A

Name of the funding programme

Romanian Academy Grants

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

Ex-situ

Prior knowledge on species biology

Yes

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

1 - None

Conservation actions

13 - Genetic studies of in vitro regenerated plants

Type of material

Cuttings

No. of transplantants per locality

N/A

Source population(s)

N/A

Monitoring duration

N/A

Monitoring variables

None

Seed collection for ex situ storage

No

No. of collected seeds

N/A

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

10

Ex situ storage conditions

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

No

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Unknown

Success criteria used

N/A

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

N/A

Website link

0

References to outputs

Voichiţa C., Helepciuc F., Holobiuc I. 2014. Intrapopulational variability of endangered species Centaurea pontica Prodan & Nyar using isozymes electrophoretic spectra. Muzeul Olteniei Craiova. Oltenia. Studii şi Comunicări. Stiinţele Naturii 30(2): 61-65.

Notes

Endemic.

Contributor

Catana Rodica

Marilena Onete

Contributor - contact

catanarodica@yahoo.com

marilena.onete@gmail.com

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