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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 images (1,015,644 total images)
  • 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
  • Aciotis (1)
  • Acisanthera (4)
  • Adelobotrys (2)
  • Anplectrum (1)
  • Arthrostemma (50)
  • Bellucia (8)
  • Bertolonia (5)
  • Blakea (30)
  • Calvoa (1)
  • Centradenia (37)
  • Clidemia (167)
  • Conostegia (151)
  • Henriettea (2)
  • Heterocentron (45)
  • Heterotis (1)
  • Heterotrichum (1)
  • Leandra (52)
  • Marcetia (1)
  • Mecranium (1)
  • Medinilla (6)
  • Meriania (2)
  • Miconia (648)
  • Monochaetum (91)
  • Mouriri (2)
  • Plagiophyllum (1)
  • Pterolepis (1)
  • Rhexia (193)
  • Rhynchanthera (1)
  • Tetrazygia (28)
  • Tibouchina (211)
  • Tococa (1)
  • Triolena (2)
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