Sistema para o gerenciamento da coleção de piperaceae do herbário João Murça Pires no Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

Abstract

The present work aimed at computerizing the collection of species of the Piperaceae family at the João Murça Pires Herbarium in Belém, PA. Using Microsoft ACCESS, a database was created with specific spreadsheets to collect information, integrating the data through a query system that allows easy management of the collection. This system was developed from the need to manage the collections in the herbarium. Database conversion techniques, structured and object-oriented languages were used to improve the performance and user interface of the system. Around 1400 species were catalogued, providing information on: genus, species, author, determiner, phenology, habit, ecosystem, places of collection, common name and habitat of the plants. The integration of this information made it possible to compare collection areas and ecosystems and to define new areas for collections by identifying locations or individuals that were not very representative in the collection.