Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden, USA


Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden, USA The New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road Bronx, New York 10458 Tel. 718 817 8700 Fax 718 562 6780 e-mail: pltinfo@nybg.org
Barbara M. Thiers, Ph.D Director of the Herbarium Phone: 718-817-8622 Fax: 718-562-6780 e-mail: bthiers@nybg.org Kevin E. Indoe Senior Information Manager Phone: 718 817 8978 Fax 718 817 8648 e-mail: kindoe@ nybg.org Emily Ashley Science Information Manager Phone: 718 817 8690 Fax 718 817 8648 e-mail: eashley@nybg.org Melissa Tulig Science Information Manager Phone: 718 817 8740 Fax 718 817 8648 e-mail: mtulig@nybg.org
The Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden houses a vast collection of specimens of preserved plants that are catalogued according to standardized classification system. All the groups of plants -angiosperms, gymnosperms, ferns, moss, fungi, lichen, hepatic and algae- are represented by specimens collected throughout the world; however, the greatest emphasis has been placed on samples from America. This collection includes information on 5 families pertaining to Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae and the Pteriodophyta Division of Mexico and Central America. The database includes 16 730 records corresponding to 354 genera and 2 728 species.
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