Herbário da Universidade Católica do Paraná

Code

HUCP

Status of collection

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Personal collection

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Accession status

Institutional

Description

The history of the HUCP’s had its beginning in the middle of the 1970’ with the foundation of the Biology Museum, that gathered both botanical and Zoological specimens. In April, 1979 collections where separated and HUCP was founded with preserved specimens of algae (green, red and brown), fungi and embryophytes. On October 2016, the collection encompasses nearly 25,000 specimens from 4,934 species, 1,609 genera and 297 families. Most of the specimens comes from the state of Paraná but there were also specimens from many Brazilian states and other countries, mainly from South America (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Colombia) but also from other parts of the world (Cuba, USA, Spain, Germany, China and Australia). Our collection includes 135 fungi, 258 gymnosperms, 299 bryophytes, 2725 pteridophytes, 3149 algae, 17832 angiosperms and only one type (Mimosa tucumensis Barneby ex Ribas, M. Morales & Santos-Silva – Fabaceae). We also have botanical and education for sustainability programs for basic and high school students and training for teachers. Data Paper reference: Kersten, R.A., Salesbram, J. A. M. & Acra, L.A. 2017. Herbarium of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (HUCP), Curitiba, Southern Brazil.. Data 2017, 2(1), 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/data2010010