Open AccessWild Origin Material - The Sine Qua Non of Botanic Garden Collections?
Author(s) -
James Cullen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
sibbaldia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2513-9231
DOI - 10.24823/sibbaldia.2004.99
Subject(s) - sine qua non , sine , heading (navigation) , broad spectrum , geography , biology , mathematics , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , geometry , geodesy , combinatorial chemistry
Botanic gardens make great claims for their content of 'wild origin material' for use in research, education and conservation. But the material included under this heading is very diverse in its nature and origin, covering a broad spectrum of histories. Various types of wild origin material are distinguished, and the effects of these distinctions on botanic gardens record systems briefly considered.