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New York Botanical Garden, Lynda Steere Herbarium (NY-Vascular Plants)

With more than 7.8 million preserved specimens, the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium is the largest herbarium in the Western Hemisphere. Specialty Taxonomic Coverage: Algae, bryophytes, fungi, pteridophytes and angiosperms Geography: Worldwide with greatest strength in tropical America and North America
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Collection Statistics

  • 46,564 specimen records
  • 10,254 (22%) georeferenced
  • 44,617 (96%) with images (46,117 total images)
  • 39,688 (85%) identified to species
  • 279 families
  • 2,836 genera
  • 12,287 species
  • 12,910 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 October 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from IPT - vascular
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Geographic Distribution - Madagascar
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