Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD)

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  • Name

    Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD)

  • Herbarium Code

    CAY

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Sophie Gonzalez, Curator, sophie.gonzalez@ird.fr

  • Contact

    [33] 5 94 29 66 71
    Fax: [33] 5 94 30 73 15
    Email: sophie.gonzalez@ird.fr

  • Address

    Herbier de Guyane
    Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD)
    Boite Postale 165
    Cayenne Cédex 97323
    French Guiana
    http://publish.plantnet-project.org/project/caypub

  • Specialty

    Geography: French Guiana (mostly), Surinam, Guyana, Brazil, Amazon Basin.

  • Exchange

    Exchange Available: French Guiana

    Exchange Wanted: Amazon Basin and Guianas

  • Notes

    Updated Feb 2014 (website URL update). Permanent field camp at St. Elie is available for botanists. CAY is a GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) data provider (123 564 records).

  • Feedback

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  • Number of Specimens

    170000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    1956

  • Updated

    /02/2014

  • Important Collectors

    P. Béna, C. Feuillet, G. J. Samuels, F. Billiet, S. A. Mori, J.-P. Lescure, S. Barrier, D. Loubry, R. Gradstein, B. M. Boom, J.-F. Villiers, M. Hoff, R. A. A. Oldeman, G. Cremers, C. Moretti, P. Grenand, A. Aptroot, M. Boudrie, J.-J. de Granville, M.-F. Prévost