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| The Guayana Regional Herbarium, officially known by the acronym GUYN, is the principal center of botanical studies in Bolívar State. The herbarium contains a considerable number of dried botanical specimens, properly curated and registered. These not only represent the local flora, but the include specimens from other regions of Venezuela, as well as neighboring countries. There are currently 16,050 specimens, of which 69% are identified to species. |  |
Summary of specimens at GUYN
Group |
Family | Genus | Species |
| Gimnospermas | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| Pteridofitas | 28 | 90 | 309 |
| Monocotiledoneas | 33 | 338 | 1002 |
| Dicotiledoneas | 180 | 1249 | 3797 |
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Total |
247 | 1689 | 5118 |
Mission and Herbarium Objectives: The fundamental objectives, expressed within the Orinoco Botanical Garden Foundation mission are: research, education, and extension.
Research: Our research is focused on native plant studies of the Guayana flora, through the preparation of regional floras and botanical exploration.
Education: The herbarium is a fundamental aspect of the Dendrology and Environmental Science studies at UNEG, as well as other post-graduate research conducted in the region.
Extension: Our plant knowledge is shared locally and globally with governmental agencies, parks, botanical gardens, etc.
Services. Herbarium staff are able to participate in assesments, inventory, environmental impact reports, and vegetations studies of the region, as well as provide plant identification services and literature consultation.
The herbarium maintains an active exchange and gift-for-identification program with diverse national and international herbaria.
Loans are made to recognized botanical institutions. For more information about using the herbarium or for loans, see click here.
Important collections at GUYN: Wilmer Diaz, Francisco Delascio, Judith Rosales, Claudia Knab-Vispo, Elio Sanoja. The regions of the Caura and Caroni Rivers, Bolívar City and surroundings, Upata and surroundings, La Escalera, Imataca, the Llanos and the tepuis.
Research Projects carried out in the Herbarium
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Dr. Leandro Aristeguieta. Botanist |
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Dra. Irama Casales. Botanist. UCV, Fac. de Ccias., IZT. Telf: 0212 6051402 |
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Dr. Aníbal Castillo. Botanist. Fund. Jardín Bot. de Venezuela, UCV |
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Dr. Ricardo Guerrero. Zoologist. UCV, Fac. de Ccias., IZT. Telf: 0414 2363035 |
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Dr. Elio Sanoja. Botanist. Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana |
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Dr. Lionel Hernandez. Ecologist. Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana |
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Dra. Judith Rosales. Ecologist. Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana |
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Ing. M.Sc. Luz Delgado. Ecologist. Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana |
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Dr. Hernán J. Biord Figuera. Zoologist. |
Personal de Herbario
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Wilmer Díaz (Curator) |
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Nancy de Chacón (Herbarium Assistant and Illustrator) |
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Maira García (Herbarium Assistant) |
Key Words: Herbario Regional de Guayana, Fundación Jardín Botánico del Orinoco, Módulos Laguna El Porvenir, calle Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, Estado Bolívar.
E-mail: jarbotoinv@cantv.net. Telf.:
(0285) 6320823, Fax: (0285)
6325535