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Herbier National du Gabon (LBV-Botany)

Contacts: Nestor Obiang, Curator, engoneobiangnestor@gmail.com
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 8 September 2023
IPT / DwC-A Source:
LBV IPT Import
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 41,973 specimen records
  • 41,702 (99%) georeferenced
  • 14 (0.03%) with images (14 total images)
  • 34,097 (81%) identified to species
  • 203 families
  • 1,352 genera
  • 4,446 species
  • 4,837 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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Taxon Distribution
  • Aerangis (1)
  • Ancistrochilus (1)
  • Ancistrorhynchus (18)
  • Angraecum (27)
  • Ansellia (1)
  • Brachycorythis (4)
  • Bulbophyllum (145)
  • Calanthe (2)
  • Calyptrochilum (12)
  • Chamaeangis (18)
  • Chauliodon (1)
  • Cheirostylis (1)
  • Cynorkis (1)
  • Cyrtorchis (15)
  • Diaphananthe (16)
  • Diceratostele (5)
  • Dinklageella (4)
  • Eggelingia (2)
  • Eulophia (49)
  • Eurychone (1)
  • Genyorchis (7)
  • Graphorkis (4)
  • Habenaria (47)
  • Hetaeria (4)
  • Liparis (15)
  • Listrostachys (9)
  • Microcoelia (2)
  • Nervilia (1)
  • Orthochilus (2)
  • Phaius (2)
  • Platycoryne (10)
  • Platylepis (1)
  • Plectrelminthus (4)
  • Polystachya (84)
  • Rangaeris (1)
  • Rhipidoglossum (1)
  • Solenangis (9)
  • Stolzia (1)
  • Summerhayesia (3)
  • Tridactyle (18)
  • Vanilla (24)
  • Veyretella (4)
  • Zeuxine (3)