Shinan-gun Produces Detailed Botanical Illustrations of Rare Native Plants in Books

Producing a total of 140 plant specimens, 20 each year, by 2026

Book Native Plant Eoreji (Photo by Sinan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Sinan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) announced on the 18th that it has created detailed illustrations of 20 plant species native to Sinan and will permanently exhibit them in the Island Native Plant Conservation Center's herbarium for public promotional materials.

In April 2009, four myeon (townships) of Sinan (Jeungdo, Bigeum, Dochodo, Heuksando) were designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (573.12㎢), and in 2016, the entire Sinan County area (3,238.74㎢) was expanded and designated.

According to the literature survey on the biota of the Sinan Dadohae Biosphere Reserve, there are a total of 1,878 plant species native to Sinan County.

The Island Native Plant Conservation Center plays a role in preserving the natural environment and ecosystem of island areas that are highly vulnerable to climate change, discovering rare native plants, and securing and conserving genetic resources.

Additionally, it is an infrastructure facility that establishes a system to systematically collect, classify, and store plant resources to conserve and nurture native plants.

Park Woo-ryang, Governor of Sinan County, said, “We will continue to foster the work of ‘detailed illustration,’ a cultural content field that creates detailed paintings of globally rare island plants to promote Sinan’s ecological environment and the diversity of island plants, and to provide cultural enjoyment rights.”

Meanwhile, the World Heritage Division plans to first produce detailed illustrations of native plants with Sinan place names such as Seodeolchwi of Hongdo, Bibichu of Heuksando, and Kkorigosari of Gageodo this year, and after completing the detailed illustrations, intends to promote exchange exhibitions with national institutions such as the National Arboretum and the National Institute of Ecology.

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