Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid
+34 914203017
Esteban Manrique Reol / Director/ direccion.rjb@csic.es
Francisco Pando / +34 914 20 30 17 / pando@rjb@csic.es
Javier Diéguez Uribeondo / Deputy Director for Research / +34 914203017 / dieguez@rjb.csic.es / Emerging Fungal Diseases
Esteban Manrique Reol / Director/ direccion.rjb@csic.es
We are one of the 130 institutes integrating the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The governing scheme of the CSIC is integrated by the President of the CSIC, three vicepresidents (Science; Organization and institutional affairs; Knowledge transfer and internationalization), and a general Manager. There is also a Council (Consejo Rector), composed partially by external members (administrations, and advisors from the universities) who approve the internal governing norms.
Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
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a) TOTAL scientific staff | 18 | 3 |
b) Scientific staff linked to Collections | 2 | 0 |
c) Post-docs / PhD students | 18 | 0 |
d) Others (Associates, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL (a+b+c+d) | 38 | 3 |
Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
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e) Exhibitions | 2 | 0 |
f) Collection Managers / technicians | 23 | 3 |
g) Others | 11 | 0 |
TOTAL (e+f+g) | 36 | 3 |
- Molecular Systematics Laboratory
- Fluorescence Microscopy and Image Analysis
- Flow Cytometer
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Research Greenhouse
The main overall goal of the RJB's research is to understand the diversity of plants and fungi that exists, how this diversity has come about, and how it can be conserved.
The approaches taken to achieving this goal are very diverse, however. They range from studies aimed at finding out what species live in a particular territory (flora) or make up a particular group of organisms (systematics), to attempting to reconstruct the evolutionary history of groups of plants and fungi with a view to: (1) proposing a more natural classification based on this history; (2) contributing to reconstructing the tree of life; (3) determining how particular species have been distributed in space and time since their formation; and (4) providing a framework within which to infer what evolutionary changes have taken place within lineages, the mechanisms which have generated or modulated these changes, and their genetic basis.
The RJB's researchers also study biodiversity at the ecosystem level, particularly in the case of aquatic ecosystems in the Mediterranean region and the tropics.
We use a wide range of tools, methods and sources of information. The latter range from the most basic –based on a comparative study of the observable characteristics of specimens in the herbarium– through to the least accessible and closest to the genotype, such as molecular markers.
Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid http://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb
Flora Iberica (http://www.floraiberica.es/)
Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial (http://www.floradeguinea.com/)
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Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
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2.1 | Botany | 15000 | 1100000 | 100 | 70 |
2.2 | Mycology | 1514 | 185000 | 98 | 97 |
Library:
- Type(s) of objects: Botanical and Natural History books (from the XVth century til nowadays), scientific journals (paper and online subscriptions), microfilms, maps and a wide collection of botanical pamphlets.
- No. of objects (of each type): Books (35 thousand titles in 46 thousand volumes), journals (3200 titles, 550 of which are open titles), 3.000 thousand titles in microfilms and about 2.600 maps.
Archives:
- Type(s) of objects: Botanical and Natural History manuscripts (from the XVIth century until nowadays) belonging to scientific expeditions organized by the Crown and to the institution itself, as well as important colections of scientific drawings and photographs.
- No. of objects (of each type): Manuscripts (683 archive boxes), drawings (16000) and thousand of photographs.
The Digital Library of the Royal Botanic Garden holds 1.5 million digital pages of our old book collection
5500 taxa 12800 individual plants 1365 trees, 26 singulars and ancient Collections: ancient roses and vines, dahlias, orchids, bonsai, palms …..
Our institution exchange seed samples with other research institutions, universities and botanical gardens.
Press release and media advisores: http://www.rjb.csic.es/jardinbotanico/jardin/index.php?Cab=142&len=es

Jesús García Rodrigo; +34 914203017/ +34 618055791; jesus.gr@rjb.csic.es / prensa@rjb.csic.es
447,000 (2011); 430,000 (2010); 485,000 (2009); 456,000 (2008); 491,000 (2007); 451,000 (2006)
280,262 (30/10/2012-30/10/2013 Google Analytics)
NUMBER OF FANS OF FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/realjardinbotanicocsic/): 7,263
NUMBER OF FOLLOWERS TWITTER (https://twitter.com/RJBOTANICO): 1,079
Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/RJBCSIC
We have been working in an European project (INQUIRE) for the last three years delivering courses to different groups of teachers about inquire-based science education. 17 institutions from 11 European countries have been collaborating in the project. There were two Spanish partners: Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC and Real Jardín Botánico Juan Carlos I, UAH
We have agreements with some universities in order to offer internships for students.
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We organize an international master on Biodiversity in Tropical Areas: http://www.masterenbiodiversidad.org/
We have a school programme which includes plant-based workshops and guided visits. We organize as well holiday activities for children and a weekend programme for general public and families. Besides, we deliver courses for adults.
María Bellet Serrano 914203017 bellet@rjb.csic.es
Plant systematics and phylogeny
Biogeography (analytical tools for historical biogeography, species distribution modelling, phylogeography)
Barcoding for Fungi
Emergent diseases caused by fungi