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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

  • 22,922 specimen records
  • 7,414 (32%) georeferenced
  • 19,324 (84%) with images (20,048 total images)
  • 19,509 (85%) identified to species
  • 269 families
  • 2,445 genera
  • 8,533 species
  • 8,985 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 August 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from IPT - vascular
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acanthodium (2)
  • Acanthus (4)
  • Adhatoda (1)
  • Asystasia (19)
  • Avicennia (7)
  • Barleria (31)
  • Blepharis (17)
  • Brachystephanus (1)
  • Brillantaisia (11)
  • Chaetacanthus (1)
  • Crabbea (3)
  • Crossandra (7)
  • Crossandrella (1)
  • Dicliptera (12)
  • Dischistocalyx (1)
  • Duosperma (5)
  • Duvernoia (3)
  • Dyschoriste (24)
  • Ecbolium (4)
  • Elytraria (1)
  • Endosiphon (1)
  • Eremomastax (1)
  • Haplanthera (1)
  • Hygrophila (11)
  • Hypoestes (48)
  • Isoglossa (8)
  • Justicia (63)
  • Lankesteria (1)
  • Lepidagathis (6)
  • Mackaya (1)
  • Mellera (4)
  • Mimulopsis (12)
  • Monechma (12)
  • Monothecium (3)
  • Nelsonia (5)
  • Peristrophe (3)
  • Petalidium (1)
  • Phaulopsis (15)
  • Physacanthus (2)
  • Pogonospermum (1)
  • Pseuderanthemum (8)
  • Rhinacanthus (4)
  • Ruellia (10)
  • Ruspolia (1)
  • Ruttya (2)
  • Sanchezia (1)
  • Sclerochiton (2)
  • Staurogyne (1)
  • Stenandriopsis (4)
  • Strobilanthopsis (1)
  • Thunbergia (29)
  • Whitfieldia (5)
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