The Marimurtra Botanical Garden, a botanical landmark on the Costa Brava, has appointed the doctor in Biology Josep A. Rosselló as its new scientific director. His mission will be to guide the scientific activities of the garden, review specialized texts, provide orientation for research projects, and set the guidelines for the new Collection Plan.
During the presentation event, Rosselló introduced the main axes of this plan, which will define which living plants in Marimurtra will be highlighted, which will be consolidated, and which will need to be restructured. One of the most important goals is to increase the presence of singular species, thus strengthening the garden’s identity and scientific value.
Born in Mallorca in 1961, Josep Antoni Rosselló is Professor of Botany at the University of Valencia and author of more than one hundred scientific articles published in international journals indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI). He has also published in the prestigious Nature a study on the genome of a gymnosperm. His career includes experience in institutions such as the Royal Botanical Garden of Córdoba, the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid, and the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia. In addition, he had already served as scientific director of Marimurtra between 2008 and 2014.
With this appointment, the Marimurtra Botanical Garden reinforces its vocation to be a space where science, nature, and botanical dissemination advance together to offer a living and inspiring heritage to all its visitors.
The Living Plant Collection Plan is now available online: https://marimurtra.cat/pla-colleccio/
