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SPF herbarium - Universidade de são Paulo - Herbário Virtual REFLORA

Citation

Mello-Silva R, Cassano V, Pirani J R, Jono V, Lohmann L G, Figueiredo R R D, Lanna J (2021). SPF herbarium - Universidade de são Paulo - Herbário Virtual REFLORA. Version 1.221. Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/nt6dng accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-01-23.

Description

Herbarium Collection of the São Paulo University\Brazil. The SPF herbarium collection constitutes the basis of much of the research performed at the Botany Department from IB-USP, housing more than 220,000 specimens and 900 nomenclatural types, especially of plants from the Espinhaço Range and from Central Brazil mountains.

Taxonomic Coverages

Other prominent collections are those associated with the taxonomic groups with experts in the Institution: Brasilian Marine Algae, Annonaceae, Bignoniaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Picramniaceae, Rutaceae, Simaroubaceae and Velloziaceae. In particular, the collections of Brasilian Marine Algae, Eriocaulaceae and Velloziaceae are among the best in the world.
  1. Brasilian Marine Algae
    rank: informal
  2. Annonaceae
    rank: family
  3. Bignoniaceae
    rank: family
  4. Eriocaulaceae
    rank: family
  5. Picramniaceae
    rank: family
  6. Rutaceae
    rank: family
  7. Simaroubaceae
    rank: family
  8. Velloziaceae
    rank: family

Geographic Coverages

It is noteworthy the collection of plants from the rocky fields, mainly from Espinhaço Range of mountains of Minas Gerais and Bahia

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Renato Mello-Silva
originator
position: Curator
Universidade de São Paulo
email: mellosil@usp.br
homepage: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/person_details.php?irn=134522
Valéria Cassano
originator
position: Curator of Algae
Universidade de São Paulo
email: vcassano@usp.br
homepage: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/person_details.php?irn=136144
José Rubens Pirani
originator
position: vice-curator
Universidade de São Paulo
email: pirani@usp.br
Viviane Jono
originator
position: technician
Universidade de São Paulo
BR
email: vivijono@ib.usp.br
Lucia Garcez Lohmann
originator
position: Professor
Universidade de São Paulo
email: llohmann@usp.br
Roberta Rocha de Figueiredo
originator
position: Technician
Universidade de São Paulo
João Lanna
metadata author
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
BR
email: joaomlanna@gmail.com
Viviane Jono
metadata author
position: technician
Universidade de São Paulo
BR
email: vivijono@ib.usp.br
Vitor Monteiro
programmer
email: vitor@nccg.jbrj.org
Eduardo Dalcin
editor
position: Núcleo de Computação Científica
Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden
Viviane Jono
administrative point of contact
position: technician
Universidade de São Paulo
BR
email: vivijono@ib.usp.br
Rafaela Forzza
administrative point of contact
position: Reflora corrdinator
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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