Collection Improvements for the University of Florida Herbarium

佛罗里达大学植物标本室（FLAS）是佛罗里达州最大的植物标本室，也是美国东南部第四大植物标本室。它以其来自佛罗里达、北美、加勒比海和拉丁美洲的收藏而闻名于国内和国际。维管植物收藏有超过216,000个标本和250多个类型。佛罗里达大学的分类学家在佛罗里达、北美、中美洲和南美洲以及加勒比地区从事各种各样的项目。昆虫学家和其他研究寄主植物的动物学家、生态学家以及广泛的系统植物学家都使用该收藏。目前馆藏过于拥挤，缺乏扩展空间。维管束植物正在被转移到更大的空间，并且正在安装压实机。该项目将支持购买102个新的植物标本室箱，用于压实机和相邻的房间，以帮助缓解与过度拥挤有关的问题，并满足未来十年的预期增长。

The University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) is the largest herbarium in Florida and the fourth largest in the southeastern United States. It is nationally and internationally known for its collections from Florida, North America, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The vascular plant collection has over 216,000 specimins and over 250 types. Taxonomists at the University of Florida are engages in a wide diversity of projects in Florida, North America, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. The collection is used by entomologists and other zoologiests studying host plants, by ecologists, and by a wide range of systematic botanists. The collection is currently overcrowded and lacks space for expansion. The vascular plant collection is being moved into larger space and compactors are being installed. This project will support the purchase of 102 new herbarium cases to use on the compactor and in adjacent room to help alleviate problems associated with over crowding, as well as to meet anticipated growth for the next decade.