Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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  • Name

    Naturalis Biodiversity Center

  • Herbarium Code

    L

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Contact

    [31] 71 7519600
    Email: botaniecollectie@naturalis.nl

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Botany
    Naturalis Biodiversity Center
    Darwinweg 2
    Leiden 2333CR
    The Netherlands
    https://bioportal.naturalis.nl/nl

  • CITES

    NL 001

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants, Bryophytes, Fungi, Algae and Lichens.

    Geography: Worldwide, emphasis on the Netherlands, tropical Asia, tropical Africa, Central and tropical South America

  • Exchange

    Exchange Available: Flora Malesiana region; Netherlands

    Exchange Wanted: Please contact us before sending any gift or exchange material.

  • Notes

    Update July 2024. Included ADM, U, and WAG merged with Naturalis Biodiversity Center Herbarium (L) at Leiden. Please send us an e-mail to botanie.collectie@naturalis.nl for loan requests and at least 4 weeks in advance to request a visit to the Botanical collections. We have digitized our vascular plant collections including images of 5.5 million specimens and our data is accessible and open source at Bioportal (https://bioportal.naturalis.nl/en), GBIF, and SpeciesLink. We have around 6.5 million vascular plants, bryophytes, algae, fungi, and lichens specimens (including approximately 75,000 types digitized at high resolution). Flora projects include Flora of the Guianas, Flora de Gabon, Flora Malesiana, and Flora of Thailand. Types specimens are not sent on loan, nor are DNA samples. PLEASE CONTACT US BEFORE SENDING ANY GIFT OR EXCHANGE MATERIAL.

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  • Number of Specimens

    6243500

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 180000 163000 163000
    Bryophytes 515000 71000 71000
    Fungi/Lichens 375000 87000 87000
    Pteridophytes 250000 250000 250000
    Seed Plants 5335500 5335500 5335500
  • Date Founded

    1829

  • Updated

    04/12/2025

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    AMD in 2007 (200,000 specimens);
    AVU in 1986 (40,000 specimens);
    GRO in 1984 (50,000 specimens);
    Laboratory for Experimental Plant Systematics, Leiden;
    NBV (150,000 specimens);
    SRR (in part);
    Techn. Univ. Delft in 1983 (Economic Botany);
    U in 2009 (900,000 specimens mainly from Central and tropical South America);
    WAG in 2014 (1,000,000 specimens mainly from Central and West Africa and cultivated plants).

  • Important Collectors

    C. d' Alleizette, C. L. Blume, K. B. Boedijn, B. K. Boom, L. H. Buse, C. E. Carr, J. Clemens, M. Clemens, M. A. Donk, F. Dozy, J. E. W. Elbert, A. D. E. Elmer, H. O. Forbes, P. Groenhart, H. J. G. Hallier, J. K. Hasskarl, F. Hauck, T. C. J. Herzog, P. Jansen, F. W. Junghuhn, A. Kappler, I. Keiske, J. H. Kern, W. D. J. Koch, G. W. Körber, P. W. Korthals, F. T. Kützing, C. J. I. Maximowicz, J. H. Molkenboer, S. J. van Ooststroom, C. A. J. A. Oudemans, C. H. Persoon, T. J. Reichgelt, C. G. C. Reinwardt, C. M. van der Sande Lacoste, J. A. Schultes, F. W. Sieber, P. F. von Siebold, J. L. van Soest, J. B. Spanoghe, F. L. Splitgerber, W. F. R. Suringar, E. H. G. Ule, W. H. de Vriese, W. H. Wachter, F. A. C. Waitz, A. A. Weber-van Bosse, J. S. Zaneveld, A. Zipelius, H. Zollinger