(Banco Semillas Forestales, IRENA, Nicaragua)
Through cooperation with DANIDA since 1982, a forest tree seed centre(Centro de Semillas Forestales) has been established in Nicaragua under the administration of IRENA (Instituto Nicaragüense de Recursos Naturales y del Ambiente)
As a part of the seed centre, IRENA is administering a seed bank which can provide seed collected in Nicaragua against payment in US$. Seed exchange is also possible in some cases.
Seeds of the following indigenous and exotic species can be provided:
Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis
Pinus oocarpa
P. patula ssp. tecunumanii
Albizzia caribaea
Albizzia guachepele
Anacardium occidentale
Azadirachta indica
Araucaria heterophylla
Bombacopsis quinata
Caesalpinia coriaria
Caesalpinia velutina
Cassia grandis
Cassia javanica
Casuarina equisetifolia
Cedrela odorata
Chlorophora tinctoria
Cordia alliodora
Cupressus lusitanica
Dalbergia retusa
Delonix regia
Diphysa robinioides
Dipterix panamensis
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Gliricidia sepium
Gmelina arborea
Guaiacum sanctum
Guazuma ulmifolia
Gyrocarpus americanus
Guarea excelsa
Juglans olanchana
Karwinskia calderonii
Leucaena leucocephala
Luchea candida
Lysiloma kellermanii
Liquidambar styraciflua
Mastichodendron capiri
Melia azedarach
Parkinsonia aculeata
Samanea saman
Senna atomaria
Senna siamea
Simarouba glauca
Swietenia humilis
Tabebuia chrysantha
Tabebuia rosea
Tamarindus indica
Tectona grandis
Tecoma stans
For details on provenances, prices, etc. please contact:
Director Banco Semillas Forestales, IRENA
Instituto Nicaragüense de Recursos Naturales
y del Ambiente
Apartado No. 5123
Managua
NICARAGUA
