The Herbarium of Vascular Plants of the Komarov Botanical Institute (LE) is one of the largest collection in the World and main herbarium in Russia. The Herbarium numbers more than 6.000.000 specimens from over the World. Collections from LE are playing an important role as a basic source of data for investigating of plant resources, especially their taxonomy, distribution, phylogeny, morphology, molecular biology, conservation and economic importance. Virtual Guide to the main collections of the LE Herbarium has been created in 2005-2006 with kind support of the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF). ... [Information of the supplier]
The foundation of this collection of dried plant specimens dates back to the year 1879 when the then Director of the Botanical Museum, Anton KERNER von MARILAUN (1831 - 1898), had begun to acquire herbarium material for the installation of an institute's new herbarium (WU). This had become necessary, as the entire collection had been transferred to the newly built Natural History Museum Vienna (W). To accelerate the installation, KERNER had created the well-known exsiccata series "Flora exsiccata Austro-Hungarica" (duplicates still available for exchange!) with very instructive labels which had been issued also in book form (Schedae ad floram exsiccatam Austro-Hungaricam). The new herbarium grew rapidly and in 1889 it contained already 80.000 specimens. Due to gifts and bequests (e.g., herbaria of A. KERNER: integrated in the main herbarium, K. KECK: still kept as separate entity) as well as by the activities of collecting expeditions it soon approached considerable size and importance. KERNER was followed as the institute's director by Richard von WETTSTEIN who also has left his herbarium to the institute. Today the herbarium of the Institute of Botany is estimated to contain about 1,400.000 specimens covering all plant groups worldwide. Further details can be found in the printed version of the Index Herbariorum ed. 8 (HOLMGREN & al., 1990) and at the website. ... [Information of the supplier]
This site seeks to facilitate access to samples of the handwriting of important botanical collectors. Although handwriting is often a key component in deciphering the identity of historical specimens and determining type material, researchers frequently find limited access to handwriting samples. Handwriting samples of some collectors have been published over the years, but are scattered over a number of journals and not immediately accessible to all. Travel to important historical collections in various herbaria is also frequently only available to a limited number of researchers. Thus, we sought to develop a central resource for the dissemination of handwriting documentation that was more freely accessible to researchers around the world. ... [Information of the supplier]
Australia's Virtual Herbarium (AVH) is an online resource that provides immediate access to the wealth of plant specimen data held by Australian herbaria. AVH is a collaborative project of the Commonwealth, state and territory herbaria, under the auspices of the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH). Herbarium specimens are accompanied by information on where and when they were collected, by whom, their current identification, and information on habitat and associated species. So far, over 80 per cent of the specimens housed in Australian herbaria have been databased. This data forms a valuable resource for a wide range of stakeholders. The combined specimen data from each herbarium's collection provides the most complete picture of the distribution of Australia's flora to date. AVH is a dynamic resource. New specimen records are added as herbaria continue to database their ever-growing collections, and existing records are updated to reflect name changes and data validation work. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
Welcome to the catalogue "Herbarium specimens" at Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (Herbarium Musei Parisiensis, P). You can search for georeferenced origins only, for photographed specimens only, for specimens from a country, from a family, from a genus, from a species (binomial), from a specific epithet (no genus), from a specified herbarium, or for types only. The advanced search form is available in French only. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The Consortium of California Herbaria was developed to serve as a gateway to information from California vascular plant specimens that are housed in herbaria throughout the state. The database now (July 2012) includes information from 1.57 million specimens, all searchable through a single interface. Originally developed in 2003 around botanical collections from University of California herbaria, the Consortium continues to grow as more collections are added. Currently, collections from twenty institutions are accessible through this interface. The participating institutions cooperate under the guidelines of a Memorandum of Understanding. Participation as a data provider to the Consortium database is open to California herbaria that meet these Minimum Requirements for data inclusion. The data included in this database are a snapshot of the California vascular plant collections at partner institutions. More recent data may be available through the individual herbaria. Some participating herbaria have collections of fungi, lichens, and bryophytes; those specimens are not included here. The holdings of the participant herbaria are listed in a bar graph and a chart; the county record breakdown is depicted in a set of bar graphs. Operational details are available on a separate page. Please send any feedback regarding the specimen data directly to the curator of each participating herbarium. ... [Information of the supplier]
This site represents an alphabetically sorted glossary concerning terms that can be found on the webpage of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Editorial staff vifabio]
This web site aims to foster knowledge about critical taxa in the flora of Germany by providing high-resolution scans of selected herbarium specimens. For the respective taxa short morphological description are provided as well. [Information of the supplier, translated and modified]
"Sweden's Virtual Herbarium" is a joint search page for Sweden's six largest herbaria. 3.5 million specimens and 100,000 images can be searched from Göteborg GB - Herbarium GB, Lund LD - Botaniska museet, Oskarshamn OHN - Biologiska museet, Stockholm S - Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Umeå UME - Herbarium UME, and Uppsala UPS - Evolutionsmuseet Botanik. The site provides an easy-to-use search form using preset alternatives for taxonomy and geography, as well as a Cross browser which enables listing of specimens filed under any combination of taxonomy and geography. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]