The herbarium has about 3,000 species of plants, separated by families, with emphasis on trees of Caatinga and Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Its relevance is to provide users, researchers and students, samples of flora of Pernambuco in two biomes. It also allows students to engage in research in plant science applied to conservation and taxonomy. Also available is a collection of woods with over 5,000 samples.

Online since: 30/09/2010
Last update: 04/09/2023

Conditions for using the data

It is forbidden to market data. It will only be allowed to use the data for dissemination and publication. In this case it is necessary to cite the source.

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Herbário da Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (HUCPE)

Contacts

Director or head of department:
Aranildo Rodrigues de Lima
aranildo@unicap.br
Curator:
Luiz Vital Fernandes Cruz da Cunha
vital@unicap.br
Scholarship holder:
Cinthya Barbosa da Silva
cinthyaipib@hotmail.com
Scholarship holder:
Domingos Fernandes de Oliveira Filho
domingos.fof@hotmail.com