Botanical Institute (Yerevan)

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The Botanical Institute in the Armenian capital Yerevan is part of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences . It is located on the grounds of the Botanical Garden .

history

Armenia's first institution for botanical sciences was the Herbarium of the Museum of Natural History, founded by AB Schelkownikow in the period from 1922 to 1925. This herbarium was then expanded into the Botanical Institute in 1933 under the leadership of the USSR .

Working departments of the institute

  • Taxonomy and customer of the higher plants
  • Geobotany and ecology (with mountain station on the Aragat),
  • Plant physiology
  • Forestry group
  • Mycology
  • Botanical Gardens in Yerevan, Sevan and Vanadzor

Scientifically, the institute is mainly active in the vegetation of Armenia, the physiology of higher plants and landscape design in urban environments. A large part of Armenia's biodiversity is still concentrated in the herbarium . It is home to around 500,000 plants. The results of the study of the Armenian flora have been summarized since 1950 in eleven volumes with the name "Flora of Armenia" by Armen Tachtajjan . With the completion of the eleventh volume, more than 3,200 species of vascular plants have been cataloged. In addition, more than 100 monographs , 60 commemorative publications and more than 6,000 scientific articles have been published.

Publications of the institute (selection)

  • G. Oganesowa: The seed structure and the system of Lilioflorae, 2008.
  • E. Gabriljan, O. Fragman-Sapir: Flowers of the Transcaucasus and adjacent areas including Armenia, Eastern Turkey ... 2007.
  • E. Nasarowa, A. Gukasjan: Chromosome numbers of flower plants of flora of Armena, 2004.
  • J. Vardanjan: Trees and bushes of Armenia in nature and in culture, 2003.
  • Flora of Armenia // Koeltz Scientific books, Vol. 9-10, 1995-2001.
  • S. Simonjan: Mycoflora of Armenia, 1995.
  • Red Book of Armenia. Plants // “Hayastan”, 1990.
  • V. Kasarjan: Physiological aspects of evolution from trees to herbs, 1990.
  • V. Manakjan: Bryopsida of South-Eastern Armenia, 1989.
  • Flora of Armenia // Yerevan, Vol. 1 - 8, 1954 - 1985.
  • A. Barsegjan: Water-marsh vegetation of Armenia, 1982.
  • E. Gabrieljan: Rowa trees (Sorbus L.) of Western Asia and Himalayas, 1978.
  • A. Tachtadschjan, A. Fedorow: Flora of Yerevan, 1972.
  • L. Machatadze: Forests of Soviet Armenia, 1966.
  • P. Jaroshenko: Fagus forests of Armenia, 1962.
  • S. Solotnitskaya: Medicinal resources of flora of Armenia, Vol. 1, 2, 1958, 1965.
  • A. Tachtadschjan: Botanical-geographical essay of Armenia, Vol. 2, 1941
  • A. Magakjan: Vegetation of Soviet Armenia, 1941.
  • P. Jaroshenko: Pinus and Quercus of Armenia, 1929.

Festschriften of the institute (selection)

  • Flora, vegetation and plant resources of Armenia // 1970 - 2007.
  • Transactions of Botanical Garden AS Arm SSR // Vol. 1, 2, 1948-1949.
  • Transactions of Institute of Botany AS Arm SSR // Vol. 4-22, 1946-1987.
  • Transactions of Institute of Botany Arm FAS // Vol. 1 - 3, 1941.
  • Bulletin of Botanical Garden of Sovet Arm SSR // NN 1 - 29, 1939 - 1985.
  • Transactions of Armenian department of All-Union Botanical Society // Vol. I - IX, 1938 - 1984.
  • Festschrift of the Botanical Society of Arm SSR // NN 1 - 4, 1938 - 1940.

Individual evidence

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Coordinates: 40 ° 12 ′ 43.2 "  N , 44 ° 33 ′ 25.6"  E