Name | General Lichenotheca |
Description | The lichen collection consists of roughly 1,500 specimens placed in alphabetical order. The material is conserved dry and in envelopes stuck to cards separated by species and country. Still to be added are around 700 further specimens corresponding to a number of donations from collections such as that of Swedish exsiccates and material collected by Font i Quer, Palau Ferrer, X. Llimona, etc. |
Kingdom coverage | Fungi |
Collectors | Font Quer, Pius Kutak, Vaclav Llenas, Manuel Llimona Pagès, Xavier [et al.] |
Collection type | Preserved |
Primary purpose | Research |
Include types | Yes |
Grouping principle | Taxonomic |
Development statuses | Active growth |
Collection extents | 3200 specimens |
Documentation state | Currently being digitalized; to date, 1,155 specimens have been digitalized. |
Specimen preservation methods | Dried and pressed |
Institution | Botanical Institute of Barcelona - Herbarium |
Parent collection | Botanical Institute of Barcelona herbarium |
Associated person | Neus Ibáñez (Curator), |