Universidad Austral de Chile

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  • Name

    Universidad Austral de Chile

  • Herbarium Code

    VALD

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Giselle Astorga, Ph.D. Plant Science, Paleobotany, giselle.astorga@uach.cl
    Juan Vicencio Segura, Licenciado en Conservación de Recursos Naturales, juan.vicencio@alumnos.uach.cl

  • Contact

    +56 63 2211183
    Email: giselle.astorga@uach.cl

  • Address

    Herbario Universidad Austral de Chile
    Facultad de Ciencias
    Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra
    Universidad Austral de Chile
    Edificio GEOHelena Haverbeck s/nCampus Teja
    Valdivia, Los Ríos 5090000
    Chile

  • CITES

    003

  • Specialty

    Geography: Central, Magallanic and Valdivian Region of Chile.

  • Notes

    Updated Jan 2015.. VALD was destroyed by fire in 2008, but is being re-built. Specimens are being digitized and added as a national node of biological collections of the Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Chile.

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  • Number of Specimens

    3426

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 11 11 0
    Bryophytes 3 3 0
    Fungi/Lichens 0 0 0
    Pteridophytes 204 204 0
    Seed Plants 3262 3262 0
  • Date Founded

    1956

  • Updated

    16/09/2024

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Botánica.

  • Important Collectors

    C. Ramírez, P. Weinberger, R. Godoy, J. L. Solís, C. San Martín, Y. Perez, D. Penneckamp, J. Vicencio, C. Caipillán, G. Astorga