IAPT Grants

Current efforts to digitize biological specimens undoubtedly contribute to faster and less costly access, as well as safety for the use of collections, as information and associated collections or images of collections specimens can be accessed from any location without the need to contact the physical collections directly.
• Increasing the collection and the database with the insertion of new specimen records;
• To create an open-access digital collection of the LUBA herbarium specimens.
With the implementation of this project, we aim to add 1000 new registers to the database.

• Carry out the entry of botanical samples to the collection of the Herbario Sur peruano(HSP).
• Update the catalog of species and botanical material deposited in the HSP.
• Improve the current conditions of the botanical material deposited in the HSP.
• Carry out field trips that allow the increase in the collection of HSP.
• Promote the training of young botanists in the study of the vascular flora of the region.

The Mongoyós Herbarium (HVC) is a small collection (8,000 specimens), in the from northeast Brazil (Bahia). The implementation of the herbarium at IMS/CAT has contributed significantly to the knowledge of the flora of the southwestern region of Bahia and has helped in quality instruction for undergraduate students to work with the biological collections. The objective this project is consolidate the HVC as a reference collection. The grant will be invested to digitalization of specimens, improve specimen storage and processing conditions, distribution of duplicates to other herbaria.

Herbarium Celebense (CEB) is one herbariums in Sulawesi which active in collecting and storing plant specimens in Indonesia with total 3791 specimen. The earthquake that occurred on 28 September 2018 caused great damage to several specimens and about 5000 specimens are waiting to be worked on. Based on this, the proposed budget will be invested in improving the CEB database and procces digitizing all available specimens into website herbarium.

Main curation of the collections (algae, fungi and plants) and database housed in FEZA Herbarium.
Digitization of vouchers (database input and picture capture) to make it available for academics and the public.
Enrichment of the FEZA herbarium acquis interchanging vouchers with other national and international herbaria.
Offer a practical course on voucher preparation for algae and plants aimed to undergraduate students to promote the work done at FEZA.

The Herbarium SAMES comprises a collection of ca. 11.500 specimens, mostly from north of Espírito Santo State, Southeast Brazil, one of the richest areas of the Atlantic Forest hotspot, with multiple new species described. Thus, it is very important to process, preserve and provide digital images of all specimens stored, together with trained people to provide educational activities in the collection. The grant will be invested in the following improvements:
1) Process and database all specimens using JABOT v.3 and provide online;
2) Provide manpower for educational activities in the collectio

- to accelerate the digitization of the SPFR Herbarium collection – from c. 4,600 to 7,000 digitalized records
- make the records available on an online platform
- photograph at least 1,000 materials and make records available online by 2023
- pack the material for incorporation, including procedures for prior freezing of the material to avoid contamination (mold and insects)
- Return of loans.
- organize the collection for assembly and correct packaging of the exsiccates (nearly 4,000 numbers waiting to the mounted)
- training students in scientific collection management activities

Sierra Leone’s National Herbarium (SL), is in great difficulties and fighting a battle for survival. Founded in 1906, and housing c. 50,000 specimens of vascular and non-vascular plants, is the oldest and largest herbarium in the country. During the Civil War (1991–2002), the herbarium was invaded by rebels, who vandalised the building; specimens were lost and entire carpological specimens were destroyed. This funding will be used mostly for addressing critical infra-structure problems resulting from damage and neglect of the past decades, and maintain the collections in suitable conditions.

The collection of Atlantic Patagonian macroalgae, housed in the Herbarium BBB of Universidad Nacional del Sur comprises more than 2000 specimens from 18 localities on the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The lack of budget and personnel in the herbarium has led to the collection being neglected. Most specimens are pressed on temporary papers and need to be correctly mounted and taxonomically identified. The objectives of this project are to process backlog specimens, digitize them to obtain high resolution images and to promote the visibility of the collection among botanists.

Studies on macrofungi taxonomy are still at the early stage in the Republic of Congo. Being the only fungal herbarium in Congo, the HICPC holds about 3,000 collections of fungi of which some represent Type material of newly published species such as Amanita griseostrobilacea Ndolo Ebika, Yorou & Attibayeba and Cantharellus xanthocyaneus Ndolo Ebika & Buyck. Thus, the project’s objectives are to (1) correctly database and produce labels for all specimens, (2) improve the storage system for a long-term preservation of the specimens and (3) prepare duplicates for sharing with herbaria abroad.