Launched in 2013, the Reflora Virtual Herbarium today contains more than 4.46 million high-resolution images of plants collected in Brazil, dating back to the 18th century. Of these images, 157,000 represent nomenclatural types, which are specimens on which the scientific naming of the plant species is based. More than 90% of these nomenclatural types are in European and American herbaria.
Meise Botanic Garden becomes the 86th project partner, joining 68 Brazilian and 17 international herbaria. Meise will contribute more than 57,000 images and related data of specimens collected in Brazil to the project, including 11,167 nomenclature types.
