Monday to Friday. 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. (by appointment only)
This collection has over 400,000 specimens of samples from all of the major plant groups (algae, bryophytes, cormophytes, fungi and lichens). It contains important historical collections from the nineteenth century, a collection to support teaching, an ethnobotany collection and a collection of fruits and seeds. Some of the most significant specimens in the herbarium have been digitized and can be consulted in the online herbarium.
Further information
The results of research projects carried out by members of the CeDocBiV are organized into databases, most of which can be consulted online. Highlights include the databases of the Herbarium BCN, the biodiversity data bank of Catalonia, and the database of Iberian and Macaronesian vegetation.
Collection of specialized books and journals in this subject that can be consulted in the Plant Biodiversity Documentation Center (To guarantee the provision of the service, it is necessary to request an appointment in advance at cedocbiv@ub.edu).
Resources at Cercabib
The CeDocBiV, in addition to the herbarium of the University of Barcelona, also houses other types of documentary collections that are a valuable source of information for the documentation of the herbarium samples. These are generally materials related to research and teaching in the field of plant biodiversity, with a long tradition at our University. Personal funds stand out:
Josep Cuatrecasas fund
Creu Casas i Sicart fund
We also find other archival documents grouped by documentary type: photographic material, scientific correspondence, field notebooks and other manuscripts, files, microscope slides, instruments and botanical objects. Its description and inventory are available in the UB Digital Repository.
More information on the CeDocBiV website.
Facilities and equipment
CeDocBiV equipments includes:
Herbarium room with climate controls, a workstation equipped with a binocular stereoscope and a computer with Internet connection.
Laboratories furnished with a microscope, a binocular stereoscope with micrometer, and the basic tools for the study of herbarium specimens.
Sample preparation room with heat press and freezer at –20 ºC.
A system to take digital images, macroscopically or with a binocular stereoscope or a microscope.
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