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ORGANISATION FLORA NEOTROPICA [1 record]

Record 1 2002-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
OBS

The Organization for Flora Neotropica (OFN), established in 1964, is the only organization with the mission of producing a published inventory of the plants of the entire New World tropics. This region, the Neotropics, supports the richest and most poorly known plant communities of any tropical flora. The main objective of OFN is the production of a Flora of the entire tropical American region published in a monographic series, Flora Neotropica. As of 1997, 75 monographs treating 7,346 species of fungi, lichens, mosses, and seed plants have been published.

OBS

Title reproduced from the document "United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions", with the authorization of UNESCO.

Key term(s)
  • Organisation for Flora Neotropica

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Floriculture
OBS

Appellation extraite du document intitulé : «United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions», avec l'autorisation de l'UNESCO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Floricultura
OBS

La Organización pro Flora Neotrópica (OFN), establecida en 1964, es la única organización con la misión de producir un inventario publicado de las plantas de todos lo trópicos del Nuevo Mundo. Esta región, el Neotrópico, soporta las mas ricas y mas pobremente conocidas comunidades de plantas de cualquier flora tropical. El principal objetivo de OFN es la producción de una Flora de toda la región de América tropical publicada en una serie monográfica, Flora Neotrópica. Hasta 1997 han sido publicadas 75 monografías, tratando 7,346 especies de hongos, líquenes, musgos, y plantas con semillas.

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