Seed pods (Havardia acatlensis) stored in an airtight jar. Havardia acatlensis is native to Mexico and belongs to the Leguminosae (Fabaceae) family of plants. These seed pods are stored as part of the Millennium Seed Bank Project,an international effort aimed at safeguarding seeds from 30,000 species. This will represent 10 percent of all the world's flowering plants. The pods are stored in airtight jars and kept in a vault at minus 20 degrees Celsius. Most seeds are still viable after several years of cold storage,but some must be replenished more frequently. In 2007 the seed bank contained the seeds from over 18,000 species,making it the largest wild seed collection in the world | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / King-Holmes, James |
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