The Herbier National De Guinée (Index Herbariorum Code HNG.[1]) is the national herbarium of the Republic of Guinea. Attached to the Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry it was established in 2009 to house a collection of plant specimens found within the country.[2] Its mission is to research and conserve Guinea's botanical heritage and create a network of regional herbaria and botanical gardens and is responsible for contributing to the implementation of the Government's national research policy in the field of plant knowledge.[2] The number of specimens currently housed is 9800 plant and mycological specimens.[1] Since its foundation the HNG has partnered with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, a relationship which will continue until at least 2021.[3][4]
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| Formation | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | Herbarium |
| Location | |
Key people | Dr Sékou MAGASSOUBA Dr. Faya TOUNKARA |
Parent organization | Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry |
| Website | http://www.herbierguinee.org |
Projects edit
In 2013 HNG launched a Masters course in Biodiversity and Sustainable Development to address the lack of botanical courses in Guinea.[5]
in 2018 the national herbarium was lead in a project to select a nation flower for Guinea. A nationwide competition was held with citizens voting between critically endangered species. The winning flower, Vernonia djalonensis, now awaiting government approval.[6]
Other recent projects have included repatriation of data from overseas herbaria for use in IUCN Red List assessments for threatened species in Guinea through the BID programme (BID-AF2015-0042-NAC),[7] and identification of threatened habitats and Tropical important Plant Areas financed by the Darwin Initiative (project no: 23-002)[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Herbarium List - The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ a b "L'Herbier". HERBIER NATIONAL DE GUINÉE (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "TIPAs Guinea-Conakry (2016-2019) | Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Training the trainers in Guinea | Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Masters". HERBIER NATIONAL DE GUINÉE (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ O’Mahony, Jennifer (2018-06-12). "Guinea selects national flower for the first time with help from Kew Gardens". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ Magassouba, Sékou; Sow, Boubacar; Guilavogui, Pépé; Condé, Nagnouma; Doré, Tokpa Sény (2017). "La liste Rouge des plantes menacées de la Guinée (BID-AF2015-0042-NAC)". Herbier National de Guinée (HNG). doi:10.15468/rqn53h.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Defra, UK Darwin Initiative: Important Plant Areas in Guinea-Conakry". www.darwininitiative.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-11.