Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste

What Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste does

Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (IBONE) is a public botanical research institute based in Corrientes, Argentina, jointly operated by Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE) and the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Founded in 1965 by Ing. Agr. Antonio Krapovickas and Dra. Carmen L. Cristóbal, IBONE maintains the Herbario CTES — one of Latin America's most important botanical collections with approximately 500,000 vascular plant specimens, 55,000 lichens, 10,000 fungi, and 2,400 bryophytes, plus a Type collection of 1,100 specimens. The institute operates six specialized research areas: Plant Anatomy and Embryology, Applied Biotechnology and Functional Genomics, Cytogenetics and Plant Evolution, Plant Physiology and Plant-Microorganism Interaction, Genetics and Forage Species Improvement, and Taxonomy.

IBONE's core products include the physical Herbario CTES (434 sq m facility with 232 metal cabinets), the Herbario Virtual CTES open-access digital platform (Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0, ~30% of vascular collection digitized), the Banco de Germoplasma BGCTES for conservation of plant genetic resources (notably Arachis), the Bonplandia scientific journal (ISSN 0524-0476 print, 1853-8460 digital), and laboratory services (tests, analyses, advisory, consulting). The Documenta Florae Australis platform was co-developed with Instituto Darwinion (IBODA) and IMBIV for managing specimen data by taxonomic, geographic, and environmental criteria. Data is also published to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

IBONE's business model is non-commercial: the institute is funded through government research grants from CONICET and UNNE, with no disclosed pricing, no commercial customers, and no revenue figures. It serves a diverse base of academic researchers, agricultural sector stakeholders, government environmental agencies, and students, distributing its outputs through direct institutional services, the virtual herbarium platform, GBIF, and educational outreach such as Open Doors events during National Science and Technology Week. The institute maintains active scientific collaborations with IBODA, IMBIV, SNDB, CCT Nordeste, and international partners.

Name

Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste

Legal name

Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste

Website

https://ibone.unne.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IBONE is a public UNNE-CONICET botanical research institute in Corrientes, Argentina, founded in 1965, maintaining one of Latin America's largest herbaria (~500,000 specimens) and serving academic, agricultural, and governmental stakeholders with collections, a germplasm bank, and open-access digital platforms.

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Corrientes

HQ country

Argentina

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Latin America

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B2B

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Revenue model

1. Government Research Funding: Funded by CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council) and Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE) as a public research institute providing scientific-technological knowledge and services.

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Core offering

IBONE is a public botanical research institute that maintains physical and digital herbarium collections (Herbario CTES with ~500,000 vascular plant specimens and Herbario Virtual CTES), a germplasm bank for plant genetic resource conservation (Banco de Germoplasma BGCTES), multiple specialized research laboratories, and a scientific journal (Bonplandia). The institute provides laboratory services, taxonomic analyses, advisory, and consulting to the academic, agricultural, and governmental sectors, while publishing open-access botanical research and supporting regional biodiversity documentation.

Product overview

Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste (IBONE) is a botanical research institute affiliated with UNNE-CONICET, providing scientific-technological knowledge and services to understand regional biodiversity and support sustainable development. The institution operates as a unified research center offering physical and digital herbarium collections (Herbario CTES and Herbario Virtual CTES), a germplasm bank (Banco de Germoplasma BGCTES), and multiple specialized research laboratories. The institute also publishes the Bonplandia journal and provides laboratory services including tests, analysis, and consulting for the agricultural sector.

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Products and services

• Herbario CTES
• Herbario Virtual CTES
• Banco de Germoplasma BGCTES
• Bonplandia Scientific Journal
• Laboratory Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Digitalization of approximately 30% of the vascular plant collection completed
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1965IBONE is inserted in UNNE's Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias), operating as a joint UNNE-CONICET research institute. Provides teaching facilities and academic integration for researchers who also teach at the faculty.
• CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1965Primary funding and institutional support agency. IBONE operates as a CONICET-UNNE research unit with researchers employed through CONICET.
• CCT Nordeste CONICETcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional coordination body of CONICET in northeastern Argentina, providing institutional oversight and regional scientific coordination.
• Instituto Darwinion (IBODA)coreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborates on Documenta Florae Australis, a digitization program for managing botanical specimen data by taxonomic, geographic, and environmental criteria.
• Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV)coreTechnology or IntegrationCooperation partner in the Documenta Florae Australis digitization program for botanical specimen management.
• Sistema Nacional de Datos Biológicos (SNDB)majorTechnology or IntegrationIBONE joined SNDB in 2010 and participates in programs and training courses to make biological data publicly available as part of the national biodiversity information system.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)majorTechnology or IntegrationIBONE publishes as a data supplier on the GBIF platform, providing global access to Argentine biodiversity data through standardized data sharing.

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Broad incumbents

• Missouri Botanical Garden: One of the world's largest and oldest herbaria with millions of specimens and global botanical research programs. Operates at vastly greater scale and scope than IBONE but shares the same core mission of herbarium curation, taxonomy, and biodiversity research.
• Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia: Argentina's principal natural history museum with botanical collections and CONICET affiliation. Conducts similar research on regional biodiversity but as a broader natural history institution encompassing zoology, geology, and paleontology alongside botany.
• New York Botanical Garden: Major global herbarium with over 7.8 million specimens and extensive botanical research programs. Comparable in core function of botanical research and herbarium management, though at vastly greater scale, geographic scope, and funding base than IBONE.
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Premier global botanical institution with a herbarium exceeding 7 million specimens and worldwide conservation programs. Shares IBONE's mission of botanical research, herbarium management, and biodiversity documentation, though at international scale far beyond the Argentine institute.
• Field Museum (Department of Botany): Major natural history institution with significant herbarium collections and active botanical research programs. Conducts botanical research and biodiversity documentation comparable to IBONE's mission, though at much greater scale and with broader geographic and taxonomic scope.
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (Department of Botany): Major US institution housing one of the world's largest herbaria with approximately 5 million specimens. Comparable in herbarium curation and botanical research mission, though at vastly greater scale, funding base, and global geographic scope than IBONE.

Regional players

• Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian botanical research institution with significant herbarium collections and active biodiversity research. Operates in the same South American tropical context as IBONE, addressing comparable regional flora and serving similar public research institute functions across the border.

Direct peers

• Instituto Darwinion (IBODA): Argentine botanical research institute and direct partner in the Documenta Florae Australis digitization program. Conducts similar herbarium operations and taxonomic research in Argentina under CONICET affiliation, with closely aligned scientific scope and public institute structure.
• Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV): CONICET-affiliated multidisciplinary plant biology institute at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Direct cooperation partner with IBONE on Documenta Florae Australis, with overlapping botanical research mandate and similar Argentine public research structure.
• Fundación Miguel Lillo: Tucumán-based Argentine research institution focused on natural sciences including botany, with significant herbarium collections and CONICET-affiliated researchers. Shares IBONE's regional botanical research profile and public research institute structure, with overlapping northwestern Argentina flora focus.

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