Departamento Ciencias Ambientales, Fac. Ciencias, Universidad de Girona
Description
The laboratories of the Departament de Ciènces Ambientals belong to the University of Girona (Catalonia). It has an important herbarium that was recentely created by Dr. Lluís Polo in 1976. Nowadays, this herbarium has two collections: vascular plants and seaweeds. Specimens in the collection: about 16000 sheets of vascular plants and 4000 seaweeds.
Goals
To have a reference collection of vegetal species, mainly from Catalonia.
Strengths
Taxonomy of vascular plants from Catalonia and bentonic seaweeds from western Mediterranean area.
Access restrictions
Appointment is required
Taxonomic coverage
Scientific names: Chlorophyta, Coniferophyta, Equisetopsida, Lycophyta, Magnoliophyta, Phaeophyta, Pteridophyta, Rhodophyta.
Common names: Angiosperms, horsetails, gymnosperms, ferns, clubmosses, seaweeds.
Geospatial coverage
Mainly Cataluña (Spain), some specimens from western Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean.
Contribution to the GBIF.ES
To have a reference collection of vegetal species, mainly from Catalonia.
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Metadata last updated on 2023-08-24 10:01:38.0
Collections
- Herbario HGI de plantas vasculares, Universidad de Girona The vascular plant collection basically houses the plants results of the different works carried out in NE Iberian Peninsula (principally in Girona districts). Consequently, it is the most important herbarium for this area. The researches of this herbarium collabore with the ORCA project (Chorology of the flora of Catalan countries) and with the Flora Iberica project...
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