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Herbarium of the Northwestern Luzon, Philippines .
An accredited herbarium and registrant to the
Index Herbarium, New York, USA
The NUEBG opened its Herbarium to the public after it was registered to the Index Herbarium NYBG in the United States in 2013 with HNUL as its international code. Its collection comprise herbarium specimen as a representation of the vegetation of the entire Northwestern Luzon, Philippines. It is covers the province of Cagayan, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Ilucos Sur, Abra, La Union and Pangisinan. The herbarium is arranged into three sections:
Systematic Collections - These are collections arranged according to families and subfamilies of the kingdom plantae. They follow the latest plant systematics (APGIV) and are extensively used for botanical researches, plant taxonomy and morphological study of certain taxa including molecular works such as DNA barcoding and phytochemistry.
Synoptic Collections - These are collections from specific location, vegetation or mountain range.
Carpological Collections - These are preserved plant parts, fruits, seeds and flowers in alcohol or in bottles. A large collection of the world's pinecones is also displayed including Cycad strobili and other gymnosperms.
HERBARIUM SPECIMEN REPOSITORY
INDEX SEMINUM REGIUM PLANTAE 2022
No. of Plant Families 227
Subfamilies 224
No of Species 2,600+
136 Species under IUCN RedList
45 Species under 2007 Red List
20,000 plant populations including seed exchange from Botanical Institution and Universities worldwide.
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