22/06/2026
We are greatly proud and honored to be part of this milestone ๐ฅบ PUP Herbarium
It is one thing to collect and preserve specimens โ but to be recognized by the world is another thing entirely.
From a single cabinet to a designated herbarium room, and hopefully, a whole building someday... we very very much look forward to the continued growth and flourishing of this institution, and we hope all of you too!
๐ฟ๐ From collection to recognition. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ (๐๐๐๐) ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ. ๐โDid you know? The Philippines is home to 27 indexed herbaria, serving as invaluable repositories of plant diversity and scientific knowledge.
We are delighted to share that the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Herbarium (PUPH) is now among these recognized herbaria, with 2,450 accessioned plant specimensโand many more collections currently undergoing accessioning! ๐
This milestone reflects PUPH's growing contribution to botanical research, biodiversity conservation, scientific documentation, and environmental education. Every specimen preserved helps safeguard our nation's rich plant heritage while providing valuable resources for research, teaching, and future scientific discoveries.
PUPH proudly advances the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 17, demonstrating how herbarium collections contribute to education, innovation, biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability, and scientific collaboration.
From hands-on learning and science education (SDG 4), innovative preservation of scientific collections (SDG 9), algae and macrophyte collections supporting aquatic biodiversity research alongside terrestrial plant conservation (SDG 14 and 15), to medicinal plant research (SDG 3), preserving our natural heritage (SDG 11), providing biodiversity records for climate studies (SDG 13), and strengthening partnerships among researchers and institutions (SDG 17), PUPH continues to serve as a valuable resource for science and society.
๐ฑ Here's to preserving biodiversity, advancing research, and inspiring the next generation of scientists!