Species identified as high, global, regional and/or national priority

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Background information

Mediterranean region, southern Europe and the Near East (1999)

SPECIES End use of species Operations / Activities REMARKS
Exploration & collection Evaluation Conservation Germplasm use
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Abies marocana


*
2

2 2


A. nordmanniana/
bornmullariana		 *


3 2
2

2 2
A. numidica


*
1

1 1

(E)
A. pinsapo *



2
2 2



Acacia albida

* * 2 1 1 1

1 1
A. nilotica

* * 1 1 1 1

1
Int. PVT in progress
A. saligna

* *
1 1 1

1 1 Silva mediterranea
A. senegal

* * 1 1 1 1

1 1
A. tortilis (incl. ssp. raddiana)

* * 1 1 1 1

1
Int. PVT in progress
Cedrus atlantica *

* 2 2 2 2

1 2 Int. testing in progress. Silva mediterranea
C. libani *

* 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 Int. testing. National stands in Lebanon (E). onservation priority activities apply to Lebanon.
Ceratonia siliqua


* 1 1 1 1



Silva mediterranea
Cupressus atlantica *


1 2
2 1
1 1 (E) ? in parts of range. Drought and frost tolerant. Important for breeding
C. dupreziana *

* 1


1
1 1 (E). Ex situ cons. stands. Breeding for resistance to Seridium cardinale
C. sempervirens


* 2 2
2


1 Breeding for resistance to Seridium cardinale
Gleditzia triachantos



1 1


1
1
Iuglans regia *

* 2



3
2  
Picea omorika *

*
2


2

In situ cons. stands
Pinus brutia *

* 3 2
2

1 1 Int. PVT. Further sampling desirable
P. eldarica *


2 1
2 1 1 2
Int. PVT. (E) some provenances
P. halepensis *

*







Int. PVT
P. laricio mauretanica *



1


1

(E)
P. pinaster *

* 2 1
2 1 1 1 1 Int. PVT
P. pinea *

* 2 2
2

1 1 Silva mediterranea
Platanus orientalis


* 1


2

2 (E) ? some provenances
Prosopis cineraria

* * 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Quercus aegilops

* *



2



Q. suber
*

2 2 2 2

2 2 Euforgen/ Silva mediterranea
Tetraclinis articulata


* 1 1 1 1 2 2


Ulmus wallichiana *






1


(E)

last updated:  Thursday, July 12, 2007