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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
  • Anisocycla (2)
  • Beirnaertia (2)
  • Chasmanthera (7)
  • Cissampelos (39)
  • Cocculus (13)
  • Dioscoreophyllum (2)
  • Glossopholis (2)
  • Heptacyclum (2)
  • Jateorhiza (4)
  • Kolobopetalum (3)
  • Leptoterantha (1)
  • Limaciopsis (3)
  • Penianthus (4)
  • Rhigiocarya (1)
  • Sarcolophium (1)
  • Sphenocentrum (3)
  • Stephania (20)
  • Synclisia (1)
  • Syntriandrium (2)
  • Syrrheonema (1)
  • Tiliacora (13)
  • Tinospora (4)
  • Triclisia (6)