**Code**: [MSI](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=169609) **Organization**: Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines **Department**: College of Science **Location**: Quezon City, Philippines **Total number of specimens**: 55000 **Current status**: Active **Date founded**: 1972 **Taxonomic coverage**: 500 genera of marine plants (about 96 % are marine benthic algae and 4% are seagrasses). The herbarium also contains PACSEA (Pacific Seaboard Collection) **Geographic coverage**: Collected from 70 countries; 93% are Philippine species **Important collectors**: T. Trono, G. T. Velasquez **Notes**: Entered Aug 2011. It was through the efforts of Dr. Gavino C. Trono Jr. that this marine plants herbarium was established in the early 1970's. The Marine Science Institute (then the Marine Sciences Center) provided the seed money. The late Dr. Velasquez donated all his algal collections to this herbarium, thus it carried his name in acknowledgment of his generous contribution. The seagrass collection of Dr. Miguel D. Fortes was later added to the herbarium. It was Dr. Edna G. Fortes who computerized the herbarium starting in 1987 with funds from the International Development Research Centre of Canada. **Date modified in Index Herbariorum**: 2019-04-09 > [!cite] This page is automatically generated • Data on this page were obtained from [Index Herbariorum](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/) on 2023-08-23. • Meaning of acronyms in TL-2 is not always the same as in IH. Consult list of original [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]] if you suspect acronym mismatch.