Mimosa L. (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae) in the herbarium Northern Agronomic Institute of Embrapa Eastern Amazonia
Journal Title: Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Year 2018, Vol 13, Issue 3
Abstract
The biological collections are evidence of the biodiversity and requisit instrument for several studies and, in this context, the Herbarium of Embrapa Amazônia Oriental appears, indexed by the Index Herbariorum under the acronym IAN, because at the time of its creation (1945) the company was called Instituto Agronômico do Norte. The IAN contains a wide diversity of gender Mimosa L., which shows notable economical potential by having a lot of applications in folk medicine, recovery of degraded areas, environmental services, animal food, timber and other utilities. This present study aims to realize the database collection, informatization and availability of Mimosa L. genus, in the herbarium IAN collection of Embrapa Oriental Amazon, highlighting the relevance of the collection and the diversity of existent samples. The data which contains the genus were extracted from the Herbarium IAN database with the software BRAHMS (Botanical Research And Management System) and compared with the data contained in the exsiccates, were it was possible to repair, add data and images that are not found in the database. After the verification and correction of the data and images, the Mimosa collection was made available via internet. So, there were obtained 683 gender Mimosa samples, with presence of 176 species collected in several places, and the estate of Pará being the most representative, emphasizing that the amount of species found corresponds to 34.5% of all the Mimosa species in the world. About computerization, it was found that around 93% of Mimosa from Herbarium IAN is computerized and with its respective scanned images, 86% of the entire Mimosa collection is available in the IAN virtual herbarium. The present study also points out the importance of the process of computerization and availability of collections, as they provide agility and accessibility for the scientific community and society in general.
Authors and Affiliations
Milton Garcia Costa, Lorena Lisboa Araujo, Helena Joseane Raiol Souza, Sebastião Ribeiro Xavier Júnior, Wanderson Luís da Silva e Silva
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