Our Collection

Major vascular plant collections:

Michael Byer: flora of the adjacent offshore islands of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
James Ackerman: Orchidaceae of Puerto Rico and the Greater Antilles
Franklin Axelrod: general flora of Puerto Rico
Charlotte Taylor: general flora of Puerto Rico
Linda Escobar: Passifloraceae of Puerto Rico and Columbia
Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman et al: flora of Mona Island
Roger Graveson: flora of Saint Lucia
Duplicates of Caribbean specimens obtained in exchange from the herbaria of the Dominican Republic (JBSD), Cuba (HAJB), Yucatan (CICY), Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG), Miami University (MU) and Puerto Rico (MAPR).

Ancillary collections from Puerto Rico:

Bryophytes, most of which were collected by J. M. Pagán before the actual founding of the herbarium and later by Inés Sastre and Franklin Axelrod
Lichens collected by Franklin Axelrod, largely identified
Marine algae, mostly collected by UPR Marine Biology classes
Freshwater algae, mostly collections made in Puerto Rico during the early years of the 20^th century by Professor N. Wille and includes many types
Fungi, which include type specimens collected by Jean Lodge

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