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UPCB herbarium - Universidade Federal de Paraná - Herbário Virtual REFLORA

Citation

Labiak Evangelista P H, Goldenberg R (2025). UPCB herbarium - Universidade Federal de Paraná - Herbário Virtual REFLORA. Version 1.193. Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fpf5j6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-13.

Description

The UPCB herbarium was established in 1952, and it is currently associated to the Department of Botany at the Federal University of Paraná. Its collections include about 98,000 specimens of plants and fungi, most of them representing Brazilian species and with a focus on the flora of southern Brazil. Among the families of vascular plants, its main collections include Melastomataceae, Passifloraceae, Myristicaceae, Orchidaceae and pteridophytes. The collection is totally databased, an about 40% of the specimens were digitized. These data are available through several online resources, such as Reflora, SpeciesLink, SibBr, and JABOT.

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O Herbário UPCB foi fundado em 1952 e atualmente está vinculado ao Departamento de Botânica da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Sua coleção conta com aproximadamente 98.000 espécimes de plantas e fungos, com destaque para espécies brasileiras e um foco especial na flora do sul do Brasil. Entre as famílias de plantas vasculares, as principais coleções incluem Melastomataceae, Passifloraceae, Myristicaceae, Orchidaceae e pteridófitas. A coleção está totalmente informatizada, e cerca de 40% dos espécimes já foram digitalizados. Esses dados estão disponíveis em diversas plataformas online, como Reflora, SpeciesLink, SiBBr e JABOT.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Mainly Southern and Southeastern Brazil. There are also a good set of collections from some National Parks in the Amazon.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Paulo Henrique Labiak Evangelista
originator
position: Curador
Universidade Federal do Paraná
UFPR - Centro Politécnico, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Botânica. Caixa Postal 19031
Curitiba
81531-980
PR
BR
email: plabiak@ufpr.br
Renato Goldenberg
originator
position: Curador
Universidade Federal do Paraná
email: renato.goldenberg@gmail.com
Paulo Henrique Labiak Evangelista
metadata author
position: Curador
Universidade Federal do Paraná
UFPR - Centro Politécnico, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Botânica. Caixa Postal 19031
Curitiba
81531-980
PR
BR
email: plabiak@ufpr.br
Paulo Henrique Labiak Evangelista
administrative point of contact
position: Curador
Universidade Federal do Paraná
UFPR - Centro Politécnico, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Botânica. Caixa Postal 19031
Curitiba
81531-980
PR
BR
email: plabiak@ufpr.br
Rafaela Forzza
administrative point of contact
position: Coordenadora Reflora
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Rua Pacheco Leão 915
Rio de Janeiro
22460-030
RJ
BR
Telephone: +552132042082
email: rafaela@jbrj.gov.br
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