THE PAUL R. HOUSE HERBARIUM OF USEFUL PLANTS COLLECTION: ITS IMPORTANCE AND HISTORY
Keywords:
Bioculturality, ethnobotany, Honduras, medicinal plants, traditional knowledge, usesAbstract
The purpose of the Paul R. House herbarium is to house the useful flora of Honduras. The register and updating of names and families was carried out and, likewise, a database in Access of plants with economic importance was created based on the collection of the Herbarium of Useful Plants of Honduras, Paul R. House. This has 1547 deposited specimens distributed in 144 families belonging to 447 genera and 712 plant species. 80% of species are native and 20% introduced. Most of the registered species are medicinal (68%), edible (8%), represented by the Fabaceae, Malvaceae and Rubiaceae families. In addition, the main collectors and collection sites are listed. This information will be the support for morphological, genetic, floristic, ethnobotanical studies, as well as for formal education and technical for students and researchers.
