Projects

Lentibulariaceae of Angola

Plants of the Lentibulariaceae family are small carnivorous plants, widely distributed in humid regions.

The family comprises 3 genera: Genlisea, Utricularia and Pinguicula, which occur in various aquatic and humid habitats, such as river banks, waterlogged areas and seasonally flooded areas. Each genus has a distinct type of highly specialized trap that it uses to capture and digest its prey, which in this case are small invertebrates and protozoa.


photo: Victoria, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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47 Specimens

92,55 %
start date: 2025-05-12 00:00:00

Flora of Timor-Leste

The UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) project “Establishing the National framework and operational capacity for implementing the Nagoya Protocol in Timor-Leste” was funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF), that funds projects of developing countries to meet the objectives of global environmental conventions and agreements. This project will support the creation of databases to help the guidance of future research activities in Timor-Leste.


image: Colin Trainor, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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479 Specimens

75,49 %
start date: 2024-12-26 00:00:00

Grasses of Cape Verde

The Poaceae constitute one of the most important plant families in Cape Verde, both in terms of the number of spontaneous species and their role in feeding humans and animals. They have been studied for their role as potential Crop Wild Relatives that develop in the extreme environmental conditions of these islands. The evolution of floristic composition in Poaceae over the last 80 years was also investigated with the aim of detecting trends dictated by climate change and outlining resource management strategies for the future.

image: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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314 Specimens

82,56 %
start date: 2024-01-08 00:00:00

Vascular flora of the Serra do Caramulo

Located in central Portugal, between the former provinces of Beira Alta and Beira Litoral, Serra do Caramulo reaches its highest point in Caramulinho, at 1074 m altitude. On this mountain there can be found a flora from diverse habitats, such as riparian galleries, deciduous forests and mountain meadows.

Photo by Filipe Covelo

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381 Specimens

48,24 %
start date: 2023-08-17 00:00:00

Plants of Brazil

The immense diversity of algae, fungi and plants in Brazil is represented in the country's herbaria and in several foreign ones. The "National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) Virtual Herbarium of Flora and Fungi in Brazil" is an initiative that proposes to integrate online, in a free and open way, information from herbarium collections in Brazil and abroad that have collections made in Brazilian soil.

photo: Marcelino Dias, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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741 Specimens

96,53 %
start date: 2023-07-21 00:00:00

Plants of São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) is one of the most interesting biodiversity hotspots in the Gulf of Guinea, with a large percentage of endemisms.
The Herbarium of the University of Coimbra has one of the main flora collections from the archipelago since the 19th century, many of which were the very first specimens collected of their species. This important collection contains precious information on the rich plant diversity of São Tomé and Príncipe, that will be made public for the first time with this transcription project.

Photo: "Ikabanga - 1088 - São Tomé and Príncipe" - Thecacoris manniana (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. Collected in Sao Tome and Principe by Lewis Eduardo (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/)

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536 Specimens

94,98 %
start date: 2022-04-07 00:00:00

The mint Family

The mint family includes aromatic plants widely used since ancient times. Many are used in the kitchen, others are ornamentals, and some are used in cosmetics and as medicines, the most common being basil, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme. The sweet aromatic smell is due to essential oils in glandular hairs present in most parts of the plant, but mainly the leaves.

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211 Specimens

99,29 %
start date: 2021-10-13 00:00:00

African Convolvulaceae

A few specimens of Convolvulaceae from Africa

Photograph by: Robert Lafond

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126 Specimens

98,81 %
start date: 2021-05-18 00:00:00

Rosaceae of Portugal

Family of major economic importance not only for its fruits but also for its ornamentals. Well-known edible fruits are very variable being drups (fleshy with a stone) as in apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, plums, prune, almond; pomes as in apple, quince, pear, loquat; aggregates (with free carpels) as in blackberry, raspberry, strawberry. The beautiful tree Prunus lusitanica is widely planted as a hedge as are Spiraea, Cotoneaster, Pyracantha, Crataegus and some others. Rosa is the best-known ornamental species and there are many thousand hybrids and cultivars. Rose perfumes are made from rose oil, a mixture of essential oils obtained by steam distilling the crushed petals.

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1103 Specimens

72,17 %
start date: 2021-04-26 00:00:00

Saxifragaceae

Saxifragaceae are plants primarily in the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic to temperate zones. Interestingly, they are also found in the tropical mountains. The family's center of diversity is in eastern North America, east Asia and the Himalayas. They are generally perennial herbaceous with mostly basal and often succulent leaves. The flowers, although small, are numerous, and several species are cultivated as ornamental.

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241 Specimens

99,88 %
start date: 2021-03-19 00:00:00