Specimen references on the Verbenaceae family held by the TAN Herbarium
Citation
Letsara R, Ranaivo J (2019). Specimen references on the Verbenaceae family held by the TAN Herbarium. Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (P.B.Z.T.). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tqr4ip accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-26.Description
The Tsimbazaza Park was created in August 29th, 1925 in the city of Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar. Initially it was named the "Botanical Garden of Tananarive" consisting of thematic areas. In 1935, the construction of animal cages and breeding in captivity began. His name has changed "Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tananarive". In 1947, it was the only "National Research Center" in Madagascar and worked in collaboration with the Overseas Scientific and Technical Research Office (ORSTOM). In 1993 after having its status, it took the name "Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)" until today and under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It is made up of four departments: Fauna, Flora, Environmental Conservation Education and finally Administrative and Financial.
The TAN Herbarium belongs to the Flora Department, particularly at the Herbarium Division.
It is one of the three national reference Herbaria existing in Madagascar.
The Herbarium Room was created around 1950. The first extension, funded by the Winslow Foundation with the help of the Missouri Botanical Garden, was made in 2004. Currently, it is the largest herbarium of the western Indian Ocean.
The TAN herbarium consists of three rooms and two storage rooms. It contains Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Ferns, Mosses and some species of Lichen. The oldest known collection is dated from 1831. The total number of herbarium specimens to be conserved is estimated to 258,000 of which 200,000 are mounted with 177,000 classified in the cabinets and 23,000 unclassified and the remaining 50,000 are unmounted. Currently 850 type specimens were recorded.
The Herbarium TAN is one of the largest places that conserves the biodiversity of Madagascar. It is a laboratory where researchers and students draw information for their work. Each year, there are at least twenty students doing their internships.
This part will concern the Verbenacea family sensus lato (e.g. with the species which were formerly included to it but now migrated to the Lamiaceae).
Sampling Description
Study Extent
This digitization concerns the Verbenaceae family sens lato (e.g. with the species formerely included to but now migrated to Lamiaceae) specimens mainly collected in Madagascar and conserved at the TAN Herbarium.Sampling
All the specimens are systematically recordedMethod steps
- The digitization was done by the PBZT staff who performed as well nomenclatural checking using APNI. Further quality checking was carried out by MadBIF staff who formated also the data to DwC. The scientific names were submitted to TNRS application and those which were not fully validated were checked with Catalogue of life, Tropicos and Plantlist. When any of these databases do not validate the given lowermost taxonomic rank scientific name, we adopt the rank of the lowermost validated name as taxonRank, however, we keep the given identification name.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Verbenaceaerank: family
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Lamialesrank: order
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Magnoliopsidarank: class
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Tracheophytarank: phylum
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Plantaerank: kingdom
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Rokiman Letsaraoriginator
position: Researcher
PBZT
Rue Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza
Antananarivo
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261320248766
email: letsararo@yahoo.com
Jaona Ranaivo
metadata author
position: Researcher
MadBIF
CNRE Fiadanana
Antananarivo
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261330277279
email: ranaivo_jaona@yahoo.fr
Rokiman Letsara
metadata author
position: Researcher
PBZT
Rue Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza
Antananarivo
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261320248766
email: letsararo@yahoo.com
Rokiman Letsara
author
position: Researcher
PBZT
Rue Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza
Antananarivo
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261320248766
email: letsararo@yahoo.com
Solo Hery Jean Victor Rapanarivo
curator
position: Head of Flora Department
PBZT
Rue Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza
Antananarivo
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261320776590
email: srapanarivo@yahoo.fr
Jaona Ranaivo
administrative point of contact
MadBIF
CNRE Fiadanana
Antananarivo
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261330277279
email: ranaivo_jaona@yahoo.fr
Herizo RANDRIAMBANONA
administrative point of contact
position: Node manager
MadBIF
Po Box 1739 Antananarivo
Antananarivo
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261346038486
email: zombanona@yahoo.fr
Rokiman Letsara
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
PBZT
Rue Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza
Antananarivo
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261320248766
email: letsararo@yahoo.com
Solo Hery Jean Victor Rapanarivo
administrative point of contact
position: Head of the Flora Department
PBZT
Rue Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza
Antananarivo
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261320776590
email: letsararo@yahoo.com