Universidad ICESI

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  • Name

    Universidad ICESI

  • Herbarium Code

    ICESI

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Juan Sánchez, Biologist, jcsanchez@icesi.edu.co

  • Contact

    +57 (2) 5552334 ext. 8072
    Email: cpizano@icesi.edu.co

  • Address

    Herbario Icesi
    Universidad ICESI
    Calle 18 # 122-135
    Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca 760031
    Colombia

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Tracheophyta

    Geography: Southwestern Colombian, especially of the western and central cordilleras in the departments of Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío and Valle del Cauca. There are important collections of dry forest, montane forests of the tropical Andes and paramo ecosystems for the localities mentioned above

  • Quarantine Requirements

    Freezing at -15 °C

  • Notes

    Among the families with the highest number of specimens are Acanthaceae, Annonaceae, Araceae, Bromeliaceae, Ericaceae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, Melastomataceae, Malvaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Orchidaceae, Piperaceae, Primulaceae, Rubiaceae and pteridophytes.

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  • Number of Specimens

    8000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 0
    Bryophytes 20
    Fungi/Lichens 30
    Pteridophytes 350
    Seed Plants 17600
  • Date Founded

    2011

  • Updated

    04/04/2018

  • Important Collectors

    C. Sánchez, E. Méndez, W. Vargas