Juliana Puentes

Herbarium Assistant

Colombian botanist with a deep passion for the ecology and floristic diversity of tropical forests.

In November 2024, she joined the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) as a collections assistant at the Herbarium of the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDS), where she actively contributes to the care, expansion, and study of the botanical collection of the Galapagos Islands.

Prior to joining the CDF, she gained four years of experience as a herbarium assistant in Colombia, specializing in plant collection, drying, mounting, and maintenance of botanica specimens. Her research focuses on the functional ecology of liana and tree seedlings in Tropical Dry Forests (TDF).