MAC herbarium - Instituto do Meio Ambiente do Estado de Alagoas - Herbário Virtual REFLORA

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published by Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro on Jun 1, 2025 Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro

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Description

The MAC Herbarium is affiliated with the Environmental Institute of the State of Alagoas (Instituto do Meio Ambiente do Estado de Alagoas - IMA/AL) and was established during the Ecological and Cultural Survey of the Mundaú-Manguaba Estuarine Lagoon Complex (PLEC) in 1979, a study of great ecological and social importancefor the state of Alagoas. The herbarium's foundation involved the participation of Dr. Dárdano de Andrade Lima, who guided the organization and identification of the first collected specimens. These specimens served as a reference for its official registration in 1981 in the Index Herbariorum, under the acronym MAC. Currently, the MAC Herbarium holds over 63,000 specimens, of which 94% are vascular plants, 2% bryophytes, and 4% marine algae and fungi, making it the most representative collection of plant species from Alagoas' various vegetation formations. A significant portion of the collection comes from Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, Restinga, and aquatic environments. The herbarium also includes eight type specimens and a didactic carpotheca with approximately 300 fruits and seeds. MAC collaborates with regional industries and the Foundation for Research Support of Alagoas (FAPEAL), providing botanical sample identification services to students and researchers in the region.

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O herbário MAC está ligado ao Instituto do Meio Ambiente do Estado de Alagoas e foi iniciado por ocasião do Levantamento Ecológico e Cultural do Complexo Estuarino Lagunar Mundaú-Manguaba (PLEC) 1979 de grande importância ecológica e social para o Estado de Alagoas. A fundação do herbário teve a participação do Dr. Dárdano de Andrade Lima, que orientou na organização e identificação das primeiras plantas coletadas. Estes espécimes serviram para referendar seu registro em 1981, no Index Herbariorum, sob o acrônimo MAC. Atualmente o Herbário conta mais de 63.000 registros sendo 94% de plantas vasculares, 2% briófitas, 4% algas marinhas e fungos, detendo assim a coleção mais representativa da flora das formações vegetais ocorrentes em Alagoas. Grande parte do acervo é proveniente de coletas realizadas na Mata Atlântica, Caatinga, Restinga e ambientes aquáticos. Oito espécimes typus, e carpoteca didática com cerca de 300 frutos e sementes que também compõem o acervo. O herbário MAC possui parceria com indústrias regionais, com a Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa de Alagoas (FAPEAL). E atende alunos e professores que desejam identificar amostras botânicas da região.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 19,846 records.

2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Occurrence (core)
19846
Multimedia 
20660
Identification 
20128

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Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Lemos R (2025). MAC herbarium - Instituto do Meio Ambiente do Estado de Alagoas - Herbário Virtual REFLORA. Version 1.178. Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/resource?r=mac&v=1.178

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: a7f1d343-b5cd-4890-bd44-72dfd4b6afb7.  Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Brazil.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

Rosângela Lemos
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Curator
Instituto do Meio Ambiente do Estado de Alagoas
  • Av. Major Cícero de Góes Monteiro
Maceió
AL
BR
Rafaela Forzza
  • Point Of Contact
  • REFLORA - coordinator
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
  • Rua Pacheco Leão 915
22460-030 Rio de Janeiro
RJ
BR
  • +552132042082

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers a7f1d343-b5cd-4890-bd44-72dfd4b6afb7
https://ipt.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/resource?r=mac