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  Acronym

• Definition

  An acronym is a code assigned by Index Herbariorum for the herbaria of the world with more than 5,000 collections; for example, the codes for The New York Botanical Garden (= NY), The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (= K), and the Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (= RB) are provided.

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