The British Institute at Ankara
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Name
The British Institute at Ankara
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Herbarium Code
BIA
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Current Status
Active
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Correspondents
Lutgarde Vandeput, Director, director@biaa.ac.uk
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Contact
[90] 312 427 54 87
Fax: [90] 312 428 01 59
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Address
BIA Herbarium
The British Institute at Ankara
Ataturk Bulvarı No: 154/1
Ankara, Çankaya TR-06690
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Specialty
Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants, wild and cultivated cereals and other crops, emphasis on families of economic importance, weeds; useful wild plants; collection used for identification of archaeological plant remains.
Geography: Anatolia
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Notes
In addition to the Herbarium Collection, there is also a Wood Collection, Charcoal Collection, and Archaeobotanical Seed Reference Collection. The Herbarium Collection, Wood Collection, and Charcoal Collection were digitised in 2020. For further information about Archaeobotanical Seed Reference Collection please contact ankara.manager@biaa.ac.uk. Currently, the Herbarium Collection has 4200 specimens and is available on the BIAA’s website (https://digitalrepository.biaa.ac.uk/botanical-reference-collection).
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Feedback
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Number of Specimens
4500
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Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged Algae Bryophytes Fungi/Lichens Pteridophytes Seed Plants 4500 4287 4287 -
Date Founded
1970
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Updated
03/10/2025
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Important Collectors
D avid Henry French (DHF), Gordon Charles Hillman (GCH), Mark Nesbitt (RMN), Naomi Miller (NM), Sebastian Payne (SP)
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Correspondents
Lutgarde Vandeput, Director, director@biaa.ac.uk
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