The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium includes about 177,400 algae and 55,000 cyanobacteria specimens. Approximately half of these are from North America. Of the remaining half, specimens collected in the Caribbean region and Central and South America predominate. Particularly important collectors represented include T. F. Allen, F. S. Collins, M. A. Howe, and R. D. Wood. More recently, specimens that document the research of NYBG Curator Kenneth Karol have been added to the collection. The vast majority of specimens held were collected before 1950.
232,400
Total Specimens
5141
Number of Types
76
Percent Digitized