Institution code B

    ZE Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Freie Universität Berlin

    GermanyBerlin
    3,500,000 specimens

    Description

    Updated Mar 2013 (staff updates). Specimens of B-W (Herbarium Willdenow) not sent on loan, but photographs provided. Herbarium destroyed by fire in 1943 except B-W, type material of selected angiosperms, pteridophytes, fungi p.p. (Uredineae and fungi imperfecti), and special collections (cf. Englera 7: 219-252. 1987; http://www.bgbm.fu-berlin.de/bgbm/research/colls/herb/). Special collections of fruits and seeds, gymnosperm cones, spirit-preserved material, wood, fossils, and plant remains from Egyptian tombs. All groups worldwide, especially central Europe, Mediterranean area, southwestern Asia, Africa, Cuba, and South America.
    Code
    B
    Number of specimens in institution
    3,500,000
    Institutional disciplines
    No information
    Founding date
    1815
    Institution Type
    • Herbarium

    Contacts

    Email
    Phone number
    Country
    Germany
    State/Province
    Berlin
    City/Town
    Berlin
    Postal/Zip Code
    D-14195
    Address
    Königin-Luise-Strasse 6-8
    JP

    Juraj Paule

    Curator (Vascular Plants)
    LM

    Lilia Bibiana Moncada Cárdenas

    Curator (Lichens, Bryophytes)
    NA

    Nelida de la Cruz Abarca Mejia

    Curator (Algae)

    Identifiers

    Code
    B
    Alternative codes
    • BGBM
      Code used in some datasets
    Additional names
    • Herbarium
    Identifiers
    Entry created: April 24, 2013
    Last modified: May 23, 2024
    Modified by: gbif-collections
    Master source: Index Herbariorum