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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
  • Amanoa (7)
  • Antidesma (39)
  • Bridelia (74)
  • Cleistanthus (12)
  • Flueggea (2)
  • Hymenocardia (12)
  • Lachnostylis (2)
  • Maesobotrya (17)
  • Margaritaria (22)
  • Martretia (1)
  • Meineckia (1)
  • Pentabrachion (9)
  • Phyllanthus (94)
  • Protomegabaria (3)
  • Pseudolachnostylis (14)
  • Securinega (20)
  • Spondianthus (4)
  • Thecacoris (9)
  • Uapaca (27)
  • Wielandia (2)
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