Number of records published in GBIF
40.483
Contact
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Telephone
92/ 4289300 ext. 86869
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Avda. de Elvas, s/n
Badajoz
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Badajoz
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josefalopez@unex.es
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Colección de Plantas Vasculares de la Universidad de Extremadura (España)
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Code
Herbario UNEX -
Registration date
18/01/2021 -
Update date
18/01/2021 - Download the sheet
Description
The herbarium of University of Extremadura (UNEX Herbarium) is formed by 38.341 specimens of vascular plants whose main origin is the autonomous region of Extremadura (Spain) and Portugal, although it also contains a smaller number of specimens from different places, including the rest of peninsular Spain, the Balearic Islands, the Macaronesian region (Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores), northwest of Africa (Morocco) and Brazil. Almost the 98% of the total records are georeferenced. It is an active collection in continuous growth. Its data can be accessed through the GBIF data portal at https://ipt.gbif.es/manage/resource?r=collectionherbariumextremadura In the paper Espinosa & López (2013) are described the specimens associated data set of the UNEX Herbarium, with the objective of disseminate the information contained in the data set for promote the multiple uses of it. Established in 1986, the specimens incorporated in the herbarium of vascular plants collection of University of Extremadura (UNEX Herbarium), are the result of the work of collection and identification by different researchers associated with the Botany Area (Department of Plant Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences) of the University of Extremadura. Chief amongst these include: Professor Juan Antonio Devesa, founder and director of the herbarium until 2004; Trinidad Ruiz, curator and director since 2004 to 2020; Rafael Tormo, curator until 2019; Josefa López, curator and current director; Tomás Rodríguez, curator; Ana Ortega and Francisco Javier Valtueña. Other researchers who contributed to the growth of the UNEX Herbarium include, Mª Carmen Viera, Jacinto Pedro Carrasco, Adolfo Muñoz, Inmaculada Montero, and Francisco Mª Vázquez. In addition, the disinterested work developed throughout time by a lot of students of the University of Extremadura, especially, Mª Luisa Navarro Pérez. The development of different research projects has made it possible to improve the quality of the herbarium. Among them, the numerous compilations carried out by different members of the Botany Area in order to elaborate the first flora of the Extremadura region (Devesa, 1995) or the synthesis of different taxonomic families or genera for Flora Ibérica (http://www.floraiberica.org/). Additionally, 4.5% of the material comes from the purchase of part of the herbarium of Dr. J.V.C. Malato-Beliz. Limited and unpredictable funding has always been a challenge for ensuring sustained growth of the collection facility since its origin.Overall information
Goals
- Teaching.
- Botanical research.
Strengths
- Taxonomía de plantas vasculares.
- Biología reproductiva de plantas vasculares.
Taxonomic coverage
Scientific names
Most of the specimens in the UNEX Herbarium belong to the classes Magnoliopsida (27,143 specimens) and Liliopsida (8508 specimens). Followed by the classes Filicopsida (505 specimens), Lycopsida (138 specimens), Coniferopsida (104 specimens), Equisetopsida (24 specimens), Ophioglossopsida (14 specimens), Gnetopsida (6 specimens), Taxopsida (4 specimens) Cycadopsida and Gingkgopsida (both with 2 specimens), and Psilotopsida (1 specimen). In the UNEX Herbarium 210 families are represented, of which 22% and 21% respectively belong to the Poaceae and Fabaceae families, followed by Asteraceae (15%), Scrophulariaceae (6%), Lamiaceae (6%), Caryophyllacae (5 %), Brassicaceae (4%), Cyperaceae (4%), Rubiaceae (3%), Ranunculaceae (3%), Liliaceae (3%), Boraginaceae (3%), Apiaceae (3%), and Cistaceae (2% ). These include 1253 genera (Figure 3), including Trifolium (1345 specimens), Ranunculus (623 specimens), Scrophularia (583 specimens), Vicia (537 specimens), Stipa (505 specimens), Galium (479 specimens) ), Juncus (439 specimens), Vulpia (381 specimens), Medicago (365 specimens) and Bromus (342 specimens) (Espinosa & amp; López, 2013).
Geospatial coverage
According to the data collected in Espinosa & amp; López (2013), the specimens present in the UNEX Herbarium have been collected mainly in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), Northwest Africa (Morocco) and Brazil. Most of the specimens included in the data set were collected in Spain (31,490), followed by Portugal (3,488), Brazil (7,229) and Morocco (111). With regard to the Spanish provinces, Badajoz contributes with 16 910 specimens, followed by Cáceres (6855 specimens) and Cádiz (1012 specimens). Other sampling areas include Almería (711 specimens), Jaén (495 specimens). Málaga (411 specimens), Gerona (388 specimens), Huesca (371 specimens), León (308 specimens), Oviedo (293 specimens), Granada (290 specimens), Huelva (260 specimens) and Lérida (249 specimens).
Datasets of the collection/database
Types of objects
Organismos preservados, no vivos (herbario).
Digitalization
38.341
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Map of Specimens
Related Resources
Publications
- Ortega-Olivencia A, JA Devesa (1992). Estudio palinológico del género Scrophularia L. en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Acta Botanica Malacitana 17: 195-207.
- Ortega-Olivencia A, Devesa JA (1993a). Floral rewards in some Scrophularia species (Scrophulariaceae) from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 184: 139-158.
- Ortega-Olivencia A, Devesa JA (1993b). Sexual reproduction in some Scrophularia species (Scrophulariaceae) from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 184: 159-174.
- Ortega-Olivencia A, Devesa JA (1993). Revisión del género Scrophularia L. (Scrophulariaceae) en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Ruizia. Servicio de publicaciones del C.S.I.C., Madrid. pp. 1-157.
- Devesa, JA, Ruiz T, Ortega-Olivencia A (vol. colectivo). In: J. Jalas & J. Suominen (eds.) Atlas Florae Europeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe. Cruciferae (Sisymbrium to Aubrieta). Vol. 10: 1-224. Helsinkin Liikekirjapaino Oy. Helsinki.
- Devesa JA in: J. Salas & J. Suominen. Atlas Florae Europeae. Distribution of Vascular plants in Europe. The Committee for Mapping the Flora of Europe and Societas Biologica Fennica Vanamo. Helsinki University Printing House. Helsinki. ISBN: 951-9108-09-2.
- Ortega-Olivencia A, Carrasco JP, Devesa JA (1995). Floral and reproductive biology of Drosophyllum lusitanicum (L.) Link. (Droseraceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 118(4): 331-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1995.tb00475.x
- Devesa JA (ed.) (1995). Vegetación y flora de Extremadura. Universitas Editorial. Badajoz. ISBN: 978-84-88938-03-9.
- Vázquez FM., López G, Devesa JA (1995). Tipificación de los taxones linneanos del género Stipa (Gramineae) que viven en la Península Ibérica. Anales del jardín Botánico de Madrid, 52(2): 179-186.
- Vázquez FM, Devesa JA (1996). Revisión del género Stipa L. y Nasella Desv. (Poaceae) en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 21: 125-189.