**Code**: [UCWI](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=126867) **Organization**: University of the West Indies, Mona **Department**: Department of Life Sciences **Location**: Kingston, Jamaica **Total number of specimens**: 36600 **Current status**: Active **Date founded**: 1949 **Geographic coverage**: West Indies, especially Jamaica. **Incorporated herbaria**: Hope Gardens in 1952. **Important collectors**: W. Harris, C. D. Adams, P. Sintensis **Notes**: Updated Nov 2017. Herbarium is divided into (i) Specimens from outside Jamaica (mainly Caribbean), (ii)Monocots from Jamaica, (iii)Dicots from Jamaica ,(iv)Gymnosperms,Ferns and Algae from Jamaica.(v)Bryophytes and Lichen from Jamaica. Specimens are in folders arranged alphabetically, in family, genus and species. About 95% of cabinets are modern steel type with the rest wooden. The relatively small virtual component (see Website URL above) was the work of Dr. Philip Rose for his doctoral thesis. **Date modified in Index Herbariorum**: 2018-02-06 > [!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.