Myrtle rust is a newly arrived and threatening fungal disease that affects plants in the Myrtaceae family, including the Southern Penda (Xanthostemon oppositifolius). The Queensland Seeds for Life team has successfully collected enough seed to act as a safeguard until more is understood on the impacts of myrtle rust.
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 Jason Halford collecting on the coast at Portland Road Photo: Brisbane Botanic Gardens |
 Trays of acacia seeds Photo: Brisbane Botanic Gardens |
The Brisbane Botanic Gardens has been involved in seed banking since 1983. With the support of the Millennium Seed Bank, the Gardens seed banking facility has collected and stored seed of more than 800 native Queensland plant species to date.
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Posted: 12 Apr 2013
The intriguing presence in the Queensland Herbarium data of a poorly known species of Melaleuca, Melaleuca sylvana, from the Atherton Tablelands prompted a visit to the area by seed collectors from the Queensland Seeds for Life project.
Posted: 18 May 2012
The conservation seed bank at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens has been involved recently in the collection of 22 taxa from North Queensland and sending the associated biological and ecological data on these collections to the Millennium Seed Bank Data Warehouse at Kew in the United Kingdom. The Brisbane Botanic Gardens conservation seed bank has been involved with the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst Place in the U.K. since 2004, and has contributed significantly to the ex situ conservation of 1000 Queensland taxa.