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Botanical Museum
Herbarium Acronym LD
The collections of the Botanical
Museum comprise approximately 2.5 million specimens. Most of these are
vascular plants, although lichens, mosses and fungi are other well
represented groups.
The Agardh collection of algae, from the 19th
century,
is of great international importance. There are
approximately 50 000 specimens, more than 5000 of which are types.
Other
important and frequently requested collections are the Preiss herbarium
collected in Australia and the Retzius herbarium from the 18th century.
More
recently, important collections have been compiled within the Flora
Hellenica and Flora of Skåne projects.
The largest cryptogam
collection is the lichen herbarium. There are 170 000 specimens, half of
which are collected in the Nordic countries.
Biological Museums in UMAC Newsletter
In the february issue of the UMAC Newsletter, pages 9-10, is a paper by
professor Ingvar Kärnefelt about the forthcoming transfer of the
collections to new premises. The consequences for both personel and
collections are discussed. UMAC is an acronym for "University Museums
and Collections".
UMAC website (new window)Get the Newsletter (PDF 1,5 mb)
New book
”Lichenological Contributions in Honour of David
Galloway”, Bibliotheca Lichenologica vol. 95. Appeared in May 2007 on
occasion of the 65th birthday of Prof. Galloway. The book was edited at
the Botanical Museum by Ingvar Kärnefelt and Arne Thell.
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Last modified 15 Mar 2012
Botanical Museum
Östra Vallgatan 18
223 61 Lund
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+46 46-2229559
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