Department of Botany, University of Coimbra

Departamento de Botânica
Calçada Martim de Freitas
3000-456 Coimbra
Portugal

Tel: +35 123 985 5210
Fax: +35 123 985 5211
Web: http://www.uc.pt/herbario_digital

Fátima Sales
Email: fsales@bot.uc.pt

The herbarium is part of the Department of Botany of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. The largest Portuguese herbarium, it was founded in the second half of the 19th century and houses approximately 750 000 specimens, many of which are of historical interest.

Materials of Special Interest

• Portuguese Collection
• African Collection: Specimens mainly from Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé e Príncipe, and Cape Verde
• Cryptogams
• Historical Willkomm Herbarium

Materials contributed by Department of Botany, University of Coimbra (COI):

• Specimens