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The USF Herbarium was established as a research and teaching
collection in 1958, two years after the founding of the University
of South Florida.
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The USF Herbarium is located in rooms 170-179 of the
Life Sciences Building (LIF), on the Tampa Campus of the University
of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
Phone: (813) 974-6238
Fax: (813) 974-3557
Mailing Address:
The Herbarium
Department of Biology
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave, SCA 110
Tampa, FL 33620-5200 |
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| Hours |
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The Herbarium is normally open Monday through Friday,
8am to 5 pm, except for holidays and subject to staff availability.
To avoid any inconvenience, please contact the Herbarium
staff prior to your visit. |
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| Collections |
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The USF Herbarium, with nearly 240,000 specimens, is
the second largest collection in Florida, the seventh largest in the
southeastern United States, and ranks in the upper third of the world's
herbaria in size. |
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| Area of Taxonomic and Geographic
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The collection consists of approximately 210,000 specimens
of vascular plants, 17,000 algae, and 2,000 bryophytes and lichens.
The collection is richest in plants from Florida (40%), with strong
holdings from North America north of Mexico (37%) and Latin America
(13%). It has the largest collection in the world of materials from
central and southern Florida. One important collection is the approximately
5,800 Orchidaceae, second only in the southeastern United States to
the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, an institution specializing in
epiphytic plants (including Orchidaceae). Another significant collection
is several thousand specimens from Nepal and Burma, an area not well
represented in US Herbaria. Specific groups well represented include
Apocynaceae, Arecaceae (palms), Fabaceae (Leguminosae), and pteridophytes
(ferns), these reflecting the primary research interests of the staff.
The collection contains nearly 300 vascular plant type specimens.
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| Important Collections |
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Important collections include those of G. R. Cooley,
O. Lakela, R. W. Long, J. D. Ray, Jr., Steve L. Orzell, Edwin L. Bridges, B. F. Hansen, and R. P. Wunderlin.
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| Library |
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The Herbarium Library contains over 10,000
books, reprints and journals, an extensive map collection, and a microfiche
collection. The Library is open during most hours that the Herbarium
is open. Although materials are not allowed to leave the Library,
visitors are welcome to use the materials here. For more information,
or to arrange a visit, please contact the Herbarium staff. |
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| Services |
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The Herbarium is available for use by qualified individuals.
Specimens are available on loan to recognized botanical institutions
engaged in taxonomic research. A fee-based plant identification service
is provided to various companies, agencies, and individuals not part
of USF and not involved in systematic research. For further details
regarding our use and loan policies, click here.
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| Staff |
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Director:
Richard P. Wunderlin, Ph.D.
Phone: (813) 974-2359
Fax: (813) 974-3557
Email:rwunder@cas.usf.edu
Research interests: Bauhinia (Fabaceae); Cucurbitaceae;
Flora of Florida
Curator:
Bruce F. Hansen, Ph.D.
Phone: (813) 974-6238
Fax: (813) 974-3557
Email:hansen@cas.usf.edu
Research interests: Apocynaceae; Flora of Florida
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| Associated Research Staff
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Clinton J. Dawes, Ph.D.
Phone: (813) 974-2060
Email:cdawes@cas.usf.edu
Research interests: Physiological ecology and structure of
seaweeds and seagrasses.
Frederick B. Essig, Ph.D.
Phone: (813) 974-6234
Email:essig@chuma1.cas.usf.edu
Research interests: Palm flora of New Guinea; systematics of Clematis
(Ranunculaceae), carnivorous plants.
Gerald G. Robinson
Phone: (813) 974-6240
Email: grobinso@cas.usf.edu
Research interests: Ethnobotany
Richard Mansell
Phone: (813) 974-1588
Email: mansell@chuma1.cas.usf.edu
Research interests: Araceae
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| Current Graduate Students
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Anne Schmidt
Email: acschmid@helios.acomp.usf.edu
Research interests: Plant conservation and ecology
Emily Ferguson
Email: eferguso@mail.usf.edu
Research interests: Local floristics; flora of Bermuda
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| Research |
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Current research projects at the Institute for Systematic
Botany include the Flora of Florida, Atlas
of Florida Vascular Plants, monographic and systematic studies,
and ethnobotanical studies. |
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| Databases |
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In support of research and curatorial activities, the Institute
for Systematic Botany maintains computer databases of:
- Bibliography of systematic literature relevent to Florida
vascular plants
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Please check with the Director or Curator
for information.
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