Northwestern University Inc.

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  • Name

    Northwestern University Inc.

  • Herbarium Code

    HNUL

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Michael Calaramo, Director of the Garden, Herbarium, micalovadinnerdevanne@yahoo.com

  • Contact

    Northwestern University Ecological Park & Botanic Gardens
    Fax: [63] 77 3814
    Email: nuebg.philippines@gmail.com

  • Address

    Herbarium of the Northwestern Luzon
    Center for Biodiversity Conservation, Restoration Ecology, & Environmental Concerns - CBCREEC (formerly EMDO)
    Executive Division
    Northwestern University Inc.
    Airport Avenue
    Brgy Bengcag, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte 2900
    Philippines

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: General Flora of the Northwestern Luzon, Philippines (Chromista, Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta, Lycophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms)

    Geography: Island Luzon, Philippines

  • Notes

    The Northwestern University in the Philippines is a pioneering academic institution in the Northern Luzon geared in conserving the natural heritage of the country. The northwestern Luzon is home to numerous endemic plants species and cannot be found elsewhere in the world, despite is harsh climatic condition, natural calamities and human exploitation that aggravated the degradation of natural plant habitats. The Philippines is among the Megadiversity countries in the world yet among the most critically endangered, placing it as a hotspot for conservation. The university established its botanic gardens to perform the international agenda of botanic gardens in conservation and to halt the loss of species in our region. The herbarium Includes 2,200 species of living plant collections at the Systematic Gardens with 226 Families and 124 subfamilies of the kingdom Plantae. The living plant collection and herbarium collections are extensively used for plant taxonomy (APG III). Top universities in Manila (University of the Philippines Diliman, University of the Philippines Manila, University of Santo Tomas and the De La Salle University Dasmarinas Cavite) annually conduct taxonomy courses in the botanic gardens which is arranged according to family and in their latest phylogenetic treatment The specimens are also sent to the different botanical institutions around the world for DNA barcoding and genomics. All specimens are newly acquired and collected in the wild to represent Flora of the Island Luzon, Philippines.

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  • Number of Specimens

    21000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 13
    Bryophytes 11
    Fungi/Lichens 17
    Pteridophytes 29
    Seed Plants 20000
  • Date Founded

    2013

  • Updated

    28/08/2023

  • Associated Institution

    Northwestern University and Ecotourism Park and Botanical Garden(BGCI). Other sites: covering 5 national park of Region 1, Philippines

  • Important Collectors

    M. A. Calaramo, H. Nuytemans, G. Alejandro, A. Arriola, M. Subac, R. Pungtilan, B. Acoba, J. Cootes, K. Naïve, V. Palting