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Collection Profile for:
New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (NY)

With more than 7.8 million preserved specimens, the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium is the largest herbarium in the Western Hemisphere.

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William and Lynda Steere Herbarium; New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, New York   10458-5126
U.S.A.
718/ 817-8626
http://www.nybg.org/

Collection Statistics

  • 1,033,595 specimen records
  • 591,753 (57%) georeferenced
  • 1,001,135 (97%) with media (1,015,644 total media)
  • 1,006,822 (97%) identified to species
  • 343 families
  • 4,970 genera
  • 43,532 species
  • 54,133 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 30 January 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: NYBG IPT harvest
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Adhatoda (1)
  • Anisacanthus (75)
  • Aphelandra (5)
  • Asystasia (1)
  • Avicennia (21)
  • Barleria (2)
  • Beloperone (21)
  • Berginia (1)
  • Bravaisia (1)
  • Buceragenia (2)
  • Calophanes (3)
  • Cardiacanthus (2)
  • Carlowrightia (81)
  • Chaetothylax (1)
  • Dianthera (23)
  • Dicliptera (77)
  • Dipteracanthus (7)
  • Drejera (7)
  • Dyschoriste (115)
  • Elytraria (5)
  • Eranthemum (2)
  • Fittonia (1)
  • Graptophyllum (2)
  • Habracanthus (1)
  • Henrya (7)
  • Holographis (5)
  • Hygrophila (8)
  • Jacobinia (10)
  • Justicia (256)
  • Lepidagathis (3)
  • Lophostachys (2)
  • Louteridium (4)
  • Lundellia (1)
  • Megaskepasma (1)
  • Mirandea (2)
  • Odontonema (1)
  • Porphyrocoma (1)
  • Pringleophytum (2)
  • Pseuderanthemum (4)
  • Ruellia (429)
  • Schaueria (2)
  • Siphonoglossa (8)
  • Stenandrium (42)
  • Tetramerium (34)
  • Thunbergia (5)
  • Tubiflora (2)
  • Yeatesia (3)