Collection Profile for: The Herbarium contains well over 85,000 catalogued plant specimens. Overall geographic content of the Herbarium is approximately as follows: Texas, 24%; New Mexico, 22%; other USA, 32%; Mexico, 7%; other world, 15%. Herbarium materials at UTEP that are of special interest include an extensive representation of the floras of the desert mountain ranges of southern New Mexico and western Texas.
Address:
University of Texas at El Paso
Biodiversity Collections Herbarium
500 West University Avenue
El Paso, TX 79968
U.S.A.
1] 915/ 747-5871
Collection Statistics
83,736 specimen records
65,020 (78%) georeferenced
49,462 (59%) with media (100,985 total media) 127 GenBank genetic references 80,616 (96%) identified to species 972 families 4,447 genera 18,959 species 20,095 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management:
Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
22 January 2025
Usage Rights:
Rights Holder:
University of Texas at El Paso
Access Rights: CC BY
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
Adina (2 ) Aidia (2 ) Anthocephalus (1 ) Argostemma (8 ) Asperula (3 ) Balmea (1 ) Borreria (7 ) Bouvardia (35 ) Calycophyllum (1 ) Canthium (7 ) Cephaelis (2 ) Cephalanthus (1 ) Chiococca (5 ) Coffea (3 ) Cordiera (1 ) Coussarea (1 ) Coutarea (2 ) Crucianella (1 ) Cruciata (1 ) Crusea (8 ) Dentella (1 ) Diodia (33 ) Erithalis (3 ) Ernodea (1 ) Exostema (4 ) Faramea (2 ) Gaertnera (2 ) Galianthe (1 ) Galium (200 ) Gallium (1 ) Gardenia (4 ) Genipa (1 ) Geophila (1 ) Gonzalagunia (8 ) Guettarda (7 ) Guettardella (2 ) Hamelia (9 ) Hedyotis (38 ) Heterophyllaea (1 ) Hillia (2 ) Hintonia (3 ) Hoffmannia (1 ) Houstonia (105 ) Hypobathrum (1 ) Ixora (5 ) Kelloggia (4 ) Lasianthus (6 ) Lecananthus (1 ) Leptodermis (1 ) Machaonia (1 ) Manettia (1 ) Metadina (1 ) Mitchella (6 ) Mitracarpus (11 ) Morinda (5 ) Mussaenda (11 ) Neolaugeria (2 ) Neonauclea (11 ) Oldenlandia (5 ) Opercularia (6 ) Ophiorrhiza (6 ) Oreopolus (1 ) Paederia (5 ) Palicourea (4 ) Paravinia (2 ) Pavetta (1 ) Pleiocarpidia (1 ) Porterandia (2 ) Praravinia (4 ) Pravinaria (2 ) Psychotria (25 ) Randia (14 ) Relbunium (2 ) Richardia (13 ) Rondeletia (5 ) Rubia (1 ) Sherardia (16 ) Simira (1 ) Sinoadina (1 ) Sommera (2 ) Spermacoce (13 ) Staelia (1 ) Stenaria (2 ) Strumpfia (1 ) Tarenna (3 ) Tarennoidea (1 ) Timonius (7 ) Uncaria (1 ) Wendlandia (3 )
