TYPE SPECIMENS HERBARIUM ENCB, MEXICO

[Dr. Rafael Fern{andez Nava]

THE HERBARIUM OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (ENCB), OF THE NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, MEXICO, PUTS TO DISPOSITION A DIGITALIZED BASE OF APROXIMATELY 1300 SPECIMENS TYPE OF VASCULAR PLANTS. THE INFORMATION IS DIVIDED IN 2 CD'S THAT FACILITATE THE SEARCH OF TYPE SPECIMENS DEPOSITED IN THE ENCB HERBARIUM THE TYPE SPECIMENS ARE ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED WITHIN THE FAMILY. 

CD ONE CONTAINS DIGITALIZED IMAGES OF TYPE SPECIMENS OF VASCULAR PLANTS CURRENTYL DEPOSITED IN THE ENCB HERBARIUM. THIS CD ALSO INCLUDES IMAGES OF THE MAJOR PLANT FAMILIES AND GENERA CORRESPONDING TO THE FOLLOWING PLANT GROPUS:

  a.. PTERIDOPHYTES
  a.. GYMNOSPERMS
  a.. MONOCOTYLEDONS
  a.. DICOTYLEDONS I  (INCLUDES PLANT FAMILIES FROM ACANTHACEAE-COMPOSITAE) 
CD NUMBER TWO INCLUDES IMAGES OF THE REMAINDER PLANT FAMILIES OF THE DICOTS AND IS ENTITLED:

  a.. DICOTYLEDONS II (INCLUDES PLANT FAMILIES FROM COMPOSITAE-ZINGIBERACEAE)
THIS IS A NEW VERSATILE CD VERSION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SWITCH IMAGES FROM ONE FAMILY/GENUS TO ANOTHER. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, COMMENTS OR TO ACQUIRE THE DISKS CONTACT US AT:

Dr. Rafael Fernandez-Nava

Responsable for the project

Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, IPN

Herbario ENCB

Departamento de Botanica

Apartado Postal 17-564

11410 Mexico, D.F.

Email: rfernan at redipn.ipn.mx

rfernan56 at hotmail.com