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Herbier National de Guinée (HNG)

Collection de données sur la biodiversité végétale de la Guinée destinée à mieux connaitre la flore du pays. Data collection on the vegetal biodiversity of Guinea, aiming to provide a better knowledge of the country's flora.

Directeur Général: Basile Camara, basilecamara@yahoo.fr
Directeur Général Adjoint: Sékou Magassouba, nationalherbierguine@yahoo.fr
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 15 May 2023
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Herbier National de Guinée (HNG)
Collection Statistics
  • 6,021 specimen records
  • 5,157 (86%) georeferenced
  • 5,413 (90%) identified to species
  • 161 families
  • 778 genera
  • 1,579 species
  • 1,665 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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Taxon Distribution
  • Acanthus (3)
  • Adhatoda (2)
  • Anisotes (1)
  • Asystasia (34)
  • Barleria (14)
  • Blepharis (1)
  • Brachystephanus (7)
  • Brillantaisia (18)
  • Crossandra (1)
  • Duvernoia (1)
  • Dyschoriste (3)
  • Elytraria (8)
  • Eremomastax (12)
  • Hygrophila (26)
  • Hypoestes (26)
  • Isoglossa (1)
  • Justicia (50)
  • Lepidagathis (29)
  • Mendoncia (4)
  • Mimulopsis (3)
  • Monechma (1)
  • Nelsonia (2)
  • Phaulopsis (19)
  • Physacanthus (2)
  • Pseuderanthemum (7)
  • Rhinacanthus (6)
  • Ruellia (4)
  • Rungia (8)
  • Ruspolia (1)
  • Satanocrater (2)
  • Thunbergia (9)
  • Whitfieldia (11)