Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre (TSCC)

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BGCI Member: No

About the Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre (TSCC)

The Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre is a seed bank facility based at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. It was opened in 2005 as part of international Millennium Seed Bank Project. The seed bank is focused on the native flora of Tasmania, with a particular emphasis on Tasmania's Rare and Threatened plants. A small number of introduced weeds and garden exotics are also held. The seed bank currently has one full time member of staff and a number of volunteers who assist in the processing and curation of the seed collections. Collecting priorities for the seed bank are informed and assisted by staff of the Biodiversity and Conservation Branch of Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Collection verification is handled by the staff of the Tasmanian Herbarium.

Main Address:
Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre (TSCC)
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Queens Domain
Hobart
Tasmania 7000 Australia

Telephone: 03 6236 3050
Fax: 03 6236 3051
URL: http://www.rtbg.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=157
Primary Email: James.Wood@rtbg.tas.gov.au

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: -
    Curator's Name: James Wood, Seed Bank Coordinator
    Plant Records Officer's Name:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Gene/Seed Bank
  • Date founded: 2005
  • Physical Data
  • Latitude: -42.86422
    Longitude: 147.32896
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Seed Bank: Yes

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 1291
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 971
  • Special Collections:Taxonomic range

    Kingdoms covered include: Plantae.

    The Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre collection includes members from the following taxa:
    Current holdings are of the vascular flora of the State of Tasmania. Collections represent 107 families, 372 genera and 945 species and 971 distinct taxa..

    Geographic range

    Collections have been made from Flinders and King Islands in the Bass Straits down to Macquarie Island in the Antarctic Ocean.
    Number of accessions in the collection

    The estimated number of accessions in the Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre collection is 1,291.

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Education Programmes