據中國科學院昆明植物研究所消息，近日，來自英國丘園千年種子庫的78科346種353份野生植物(wu)種子備存中(zhong)國科學院昆明植物(wu)研究所中(zhong)國西(xi)(xi)南野生生物(wu)種質資(zi)源庫。其來源涵蓋(gai)五大(da)洲的美國、加拿大(da)、巴西(xi)(xi)、澳大(da)利亞、埃及、南非(fei)、希臘、約旦(dan)、印(yin)度(du)等33個國家。

    這是(shi)該資源庫(ku)備(bei)存的第六批國(guo)(guo)外植物種子。據科學(xue)家推測(ce)，中國(guo)(guo)的野生(sheng)生(sheng)物正在以每天一個(ge)種的速度(du)走(zou)向瀕危甚至滅絕，就意味著每年有300多(duo)種生(sheng)物趨于瀕危甚至滅絕。

    2008年(nian)(nian)(nian)10月正式開庫投入使用的中(zhong)國(guo)西南野(ye)生(sheng)生(sheng)物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)質(zhi)資(zi)(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)庫，是世(shi)界上除(chu)挪威(wei)諾(nuo)亞方舟(zhou)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)子庫和英國(guo)皇家植(zhi)物(wu)園之外(wai)的第(di)三個保存世(shi)界重要樹種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)質(zhi)資(zi)(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)的機構。截(jie)至2014年(nian)(nian)(nian)年(nian)(nian)(nian)底，該(gai)資(zi)(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)庫共收(shou)集保存植(zhi)物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)子、植(zhi)物(wu)離體材料(liao)、DNA、動物(wu)細胞系、微生(sheng)物(wu)菌株等各種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)質(zhi)資(zi)(zi)源(yuan)(yuan)20955種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)169281份。保存野(ye)生(sheng)植(zhi)物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)子9129種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)（占我國(guo)野(ye)生(sheng)植(zhi)物(wu)物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的30%）67869份。

    柏斌(bin)張(zhang)絢曦李(li)漣漪(yi)