Universidad de Panamá

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  • Name

    Universidad de Panamá

  • Herbarium Code

    PMA

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Nayda Flores, Curator of Bryophytes and Lichens, naydaf@gmail.com
    Iván Valdespino Q., Professor, iavaldespino@gmail.com
    María de Stapf, Director, maria.stapf@up.ac.pa

  • Contact

    [507] 523 6212
    [507] 523 6213
    Email: herbario.up@up.ac.pa

  • Address

    Herbario
    Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Exactas y Tecnología
    Universidad de Panamá
    Estafeta Universitaria, 0824
    Panamá, Panamá
    Panamá

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants, bryophytes, algae, fungi, and lichens

    Geography: Panama, some from Costa Rica, Colombia, and other regions

  • Notes

    Updated Mar 2017 (Correspondents, staff and contact information updated, non-functioning url removed). Plant collecting permits are issued by Ministerio del Ambiente. By law a duplicate of each Panamanian collection must be deposited at PMA.

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  • Number of Specimens

    148375

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 1000
    Bryophytes 15250
    Fungi/Lichens 2500
    Pteridophytes 10125
    Seed Plants 119500
  • Date Founded

    1968

  • Updated

    16/09/2020

  • Important Collectors

    M.D. Correa, T.B. Croat, R.L. Dressler, C. Galdames