University of Puerto Rico Herbarium (UPR-UPRRP)

Approximately 54,000 specimens. Taxonomic Coverage: Fungi, Lichens, Freshwater and Marine Algae, Bryophyta, Tracheophytes. Geography: West Indies, especially Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Lucia. Date Founded: 1966.
Contact: James Ackerman, Ph.D., Herbarium Director (ackerman.upr@gmail.com)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 24 January 2019
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: University of Puerto Rico
Access Rights: Public Domain
Address:
Herbarium - Biology Department
Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Puerto Rico
17 Ave Universidad Ste 1701
San Juan, Puerto Rico   00925-2537
Puerto Rico
[1] 787 550 7165
Collection Statistics
  • 2,074 specimen records
  • 115 (6%) georeferenced
  • 1 (0.05%) with images
  • 1,879 (91%) identified to species
  • 92 families
  • 311 genera
  • 449 species
  • 449 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Geographic Distribution - St. John
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  • Bordeaux Mountain (2)
  • Coral Bay (32)
  • Coral Bay Quarter (80)
  • Cruz Bay (44)
  • Cruz Bay Quarter (54)
  • East End Quarter (9)
  • Estate Bordeaux (2)
  • Flamingo Island (3)
  • Flanagan Island (89)
  • Fortuna Quarter (2)
  • Leduck Island (47)
  • Lovango Cay (186)
  • Maho Bay (9)
  • Maho Bay Quarter (5)
  • Reef Bay (6)
  • Reef Bay Quarter (53)
  • Whistling Cay (110)