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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

  • 46,577 specimen records
  • 10,259 (22%) georeferenced
  • 44,625 (96%) with images (46,125 total images)
  • 39,734 (85%) identified to species
  • 279 families
  • 2,837 genera
  • 12,302 species
  • 12,925 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 December 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from IPT - vascular
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acrospira (1)
  • Agave (2)
  • Albuca (15)
  • Anthericum (15)
  • Asparagus (79)
  • Behnia (2)
  • Caesia (1)
  • Chlorophytum (53)
  • Cordyline (1)
  • Dipcadi (4)
  • Dracaena (40)
  • Drimia (9)
  • Drimiopsis (4)
  • Eriospermum (3)
  • Eucomis (3)
  • Galtonia (1)
  • Lachenalia (4)
  • Ledebouria (5)
  • Massonia (2)
  • Myrsiphyllum (1)
  • Ornithogalum (11)
  • Phalangium (1)
  • Protasparagus (1)
  • Sansevieria (6)
  • Schizocarphus (1)
  • Scilla (5)
  • Veltheimia (1)