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. Thomas
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  • Big Hans Lollik (16)
  • Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge (156)
  • Buds Island (1)
  • Capella Island (90)
  • Charlotte Amalie (10)
  • Crown Mountain (27)
  • Curt Cay (15)
  • Dorothea (3)
  • Fortuna Quarter (15)
  • French Cap Island (6)
  • Great "Big" Hans Lollik (1)
  • Greater St. James Island (104)
  • Hans Lollik Island (7)
  • Little Hans Lollik Island (171)
  • Mafolie (1)
  • Magens Bay (4)
  • Mandahl Estate (6)
  • Mandahl Point (17)
  • Muller Bay (1)
  • Nazareth (5)
  • Pelican Key (2)
  • Peterborg (4)
  • Raphune (36)
  • Raphune Hill (6)
  • Sugar Estate (2)
  • Water Island (178)