University of Santo Tomas

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  • Name

    University of Santo Tomas

  • Herbarium Code

    USTH

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Cecilia Banag, Curator, ceciliabanag@gmail.com / cibanag@mnl.ust.edu.ph

  • Contact

    [632] 4061611 ext. 4055
    [632] 4061611 ext. 4042
    Fax: [632] 7314031
    Email: herbarium@ust.edu.ph

  • Address

    Herbarium
    3rd Floor Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences
    Thomas Aquinas Research Center (TARC)
    University of Santo Tomas
    España
    Manila 1015
    Philippines

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: 285 families of flowering plants, gymnosperms, ferns, and thallophytes (algae and fungi)

  • Notes

    Entered Aug 2016 (new curator). The UST Museum of Arts and Sciences was founded by a professor of Natural History, Fr. Ramon Martinez Vigil, O.P. in 1870 at Intramuros, Manila. With the efforts of Fr. Casto de Elera O.P., the natural sciences collections were scientifically classified and catalogued. Before World War II, the UST Museum of Arts and Sciences was transferred to its present site, at the UST Main Bldg., Sampaloc, Manila. In 1988, a large part of the plant collection composed of 8 herbarium cases of about 8,200 specimens were transferred to the Research Center for the Natural Sciences at the 4th floor, Clinical Division of the UST Hospital. Since then, the UST Herbarium is continuously being replenished with new specimens through the collections made by the UST RCNS research team, graduate and undergraduate students. With the completion of the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex in November 2001, the plant collections were moved to its new and modern location. The herbarium is equipped with modern facilities and an adjacent laboratory for herbarium curation.

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  • Number of Specimens

    16500

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

    1988

  • Updated

    08/02/2023

  • Associated Institution

    University of Santo Tomas - Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences