National Museum of the Philippines

Malay 10:47 AM, Nov 23, 2023

November 23, 2023

Dear Rona Gabieta,

Greetings from the National Museum of the Philippines!

This refers to your email inquiry regarding the verification and identification of plant specimens. Please be informed that the National Museum of the Philippines does not anymore provide services for the authentication and verification of plant specimens.
 
We acknowledge your interest in the accurate identification of your specimens. In this regard, here are the following online resources that will be of help in your research.
 
- Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines
(https://www.philippineplants.org/)
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/)
- Plants of the World online (https://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/)
- International Plant Names Index (https://www.ipni.org/)
- The Plant List (https://www.theplantlist.org)
- AlgaeBase (https://www.algaebase.org/ )

If you need further analyses and certifications, please send your inquiries for identification and/or verification to the following nearby
herbaria:

- University of Santo Tomas Herbarium
(http://herbarium.ust.edu.ph/services.htm)
- Far Eastern University Herbarium
(https://www.feu.edu.ph/index.php/far-eastern-university-herbarium/)
- University of the Philippines Diliman - Jose Vera Santos Memorial Herbarium
(https://biology.science.upd.edu.ph/index.php/jose-vera-santos-memorial-herbarium/)
- University of the Philippines Los   Baños - Museum of Natural History (https://mnh.uplb.edu.ph/)

Thank you very much for your understanding.


Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Director-General Jeremy Barns at inquiry@nationalmusuem.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Abby Joy Malay
FOI Receiving Officer