The Quito herbarium (QCA): 100,000 important collections from Ecuador

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Summary J⊘rgensen, P. M., Ulloa Ulloa, C., Borgtoft Pedersen, H. & Luteyn. J. L.: The Quito herbarium (QCA): 100,000 important collections from Ecuador. ‐ Taxon 41: 51–56. 1992. ‐ ISSN 0040‐0262. The herbarium of the Department of Biologial Sciences of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito (QCA) holds more than 100,000 specimens and is increasing by 11,500 sheets per year, making it the largest in Ecuador and one of the most important collections of Ecuadorean plants in the world. The history and progress of this herbarium during its first 20 years of existence are presented. Information about the development of the collections, herbarium infrastructure, important collections, and the exchange program is also given.