The Characeae held at PSUB Herbarium

Frances Murray-Hudson; Joseph Madome

doi:10.15468/2e4pzg

The Characeae held at PSUB Herbarium

Citation

Murray-Hudson F, Madome J (2023). The Characeae held at PSUB Herbarium. Okavango Research Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2e4pzg accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

Basic data from specimen labels on all the sheets currently held in PSUB collection shown together with digital images from high resolution scans of each sheet.

Characeae is a family of freshwater green algae in the order Charales, commonly known as stoneworts. They are also known as brittleworts from the fragility of their lime-encrusted stems. The most commonly recorded species belong to the genera Chara and Nitella

Purpose

First data set to be made available online from PSUB herbarium. Additional families will be uploaded until the entire PSUB herbarium collection is accessible online.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Northern Botswana

Sampling

Various collectors deposited specimens which have been mounted, labelled and scanned digitally. Represents the entire Characeae family currently held at PSUB

Quality Control

Data from labels entered into BRAHMS Comparison with duplicates held in other herbaria

Method steps

BRAHMS data aligned with GBIF formats

Taxonomic Coverages

Freshwater green algae in the order Charales, commonly known as stoneworts. PSUB would appreciate further determinations.

Chara
common name: Stoneworts, Brittleworts rank: genus
Nitella
common name: Stoneworts, Brittleworts rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

Northern Botswana, mainly Okavango Delta.

Bibliographic Citations

Retrieved [August, 11,2023], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), www.itis.gov, CC0 https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK - https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK

Contacts

Frances Murray-Hudson
originator
position: PSUB Data Mobilization Project Assistant
University of Botswana
Okavango Research Institute
Maun
Ngamiland
BW
Telephone: +2676817250
email: fmurray-hudson@ub.ac.bw
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frances-murray-hudson-9170a628

Joseph Madome
originator
position: Curator
University of Botswana
Okavango Research Institute
Maun
North-West
BW
Telephone: +2676817257
email: madome@ub.ac.bw

Joseph Madome
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
PSUB Herbarium
Shorobe Road
Maun
Ngamiland
BW
email: madome@ub.ac.bw
homepage: https://www.ori.ub.bw/services/psub-herbarium