Bryophyte collection

Cecília Sérgio; Manuela Sim-Sim

doi:10.15468/z4mrxe

Bryophyte collection

Citation

Sérgio C, Sim-Sim M (2019). Bryophyte collection. Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/z4mrxe accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-12-08.

Description

The Bryophyte Collection available through this resource includes more than 21 000 records of preserved specimens from Portugal maintained at the LISU Herbarium. It includes the vast majority of species cited for Portugal, from all regions in the country. However, there is some predominance of samples from Natural Parks, in particular from Serra da Estrela and Peneda-Gerês. The main collectors are F. Welwitsch, A.X Pereira Coutinho, C.N. Tavares, C. Sérgio, M. Sim-Sim and C. Garcia. The time frame includes records from 1840 to the present, although about 75% of specimens were collected after 1980. The total number of bryophyte specimens existing in the herbarium is about 70 000, and includes Madeira and Azores regions, and specimens from foreign countries. The digitising process is ongoing, which will result in new additions to this resource in the near future.

Taxonomic Coverages

Plantae
rank: kingdom
Bryophyta
rank: phylum
Marchantiophyta
rank: phylum
Bryopsida
rank: class
Jungermanniopsida
rank: class
Marchantiopsida
rank: class
Anthocerotopsida
rank: class
Andreaeopsida
rank: class
Hepaticopsida
rank: class
Sphagnopsida
rank: class
Anthocerotophyta
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Portugal mainland, Madeira Archipelago and Azores Archipelago

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Cecília Sérgio
originator
MNHNC
email: csergio@fc.ul.pt

Manuela Sim-Sim
originator
position: Professor
MNHNC

Cecília Sérgio
metadata author
MNHNC
email: csergio@fc.ul.pt

Cecília Sérgio
administrative point of contact
MNHNC
email: csergio@fc.ul.pt