The Herbarium LISC holds more than 300 000 specimens, and a large number of duplicates to exchange with other herbaria. The main collections represented are: from
Angola J.M. Antunes, E. Dekindt, John Gossweiler, J.M. Brito Teixeira and from the Mission of Foresty Studies of
Angola; L.A. Grandvaux Barbosa, from
Cape Verde,
Angola e
Mozambique; J. Espírito Santo, from
S. Tomé and Príncipe, and
Guinea-Bissau; E.J. Mendes, from
Angola; F.A. Mendonça and A.R. Torre, from
Angola and
Mozambique; Exell, Mendonça & Wild, from
Mozambique,
Zambia and
Zimbabwe; Schlieben, from
Tanzania; G.C. de Matos, from
Cape Verde, J.G. Garcia, from
Mozambique; G.M.P.C. Le Testu from Western Africa; E. Figueiredo, from
S. Tomé and Príncipe, L. Catarino, from
Guinea-Bissau; M.A. Diniz, from
Guinea-Bissau,
Mozambique and
Cape Verde; E.S. Martins, from
Angola,
Cape Verde and
Guinea-Bissau; M.C. Duarte from
Cape Verde; and J. Simão, from
Mozambique. The collections from
Angola,
Cape Verde,
Guinea-Bissau,
Mozambique and S. Tomé and Principe are among the largest at world scale. The digitising process is ongoing, which will result in new additions to this resource in the near future.