Cormophyta collection of the Herbarium of the University of BArcelona
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Code
BCN Corm -
Registration date
10/10/2025 - Download the sheet
Description
This is the largest collection in the Herbarium BCN and it currently has over 250,000 specimens. There is a good representation of materials from the Pyrenees, the Ebro Valley, North Africa and some tropical areas of South America. In terms of taxa, there is a broad representation of the genera Artemisia, Delphinium, Dianthus, Euphorbia and Thymus. There are also a number of historical collections, such as those of P. Font i Quer, T. M. Losa, J. Planellas, Fr. Sennen and J. Texidor. In addition, there is a complementary collection of fruits and seeds, an ethnobotany collection and a teaching herbarium. The more than 1,700 images of the specimens can be consulted in the Virtual Herbarium (https://latempesta.eu/omekacedocbiv/s/cataleg/page/inici).Overall information
How to cite
Guardia R (2021). Col·lecció de Corrmòfits de l'herbari de la Universitat (CeDocBiV-UB).
Usage restrictions
A través de Internet
Taxonomic coverage
Scientific names
There is a broad representation of the genera Artemisia, Delphinium, Dianthus, Euphorbia and Thymus.
Geographic description
There is a good representation of materials from the Pyrenees, the Ebro Valley, North Africa and some tropical areas of South America.
Collection period
31/08/1819 06/07/2025
Datasets of the collection/database
Types of objects
Organismos preservados, no vivos (herbarios, colecciones de animales y afines)
Digitalization
Nº of copies / records
250.000
Nº of species
13000
Percentage of computerization
60
Does it include Type specimens?
Yes