Herbarium der Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

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  • Name

    Herbarium der Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

  • Herbarium Code

    ZT

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Alessia Guggisberg, Curator of Phanerogams, alessia.guggisberg@env.ethz.ch
    Reinhard Berndt, Curator of Fungi and Lichens, reinhard.berndt@env.ethz.ch

  • Address

    Institut for Integrative Biology
    Plant Ecological Genetics
    Herbarium der Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
    Universitätstrasse 16
    Zürich CH-8092
    Switzerland
    http://www.herbarien.uzh.ch

  • CITES

    CH 026

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Algae, fungi, and vascular plants

    Geography: Worldwide

  • Notes

    In 1990, the Herbarium of the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ZT) and the Herbarium of the Universität Zürich (Z) were combined to work together as \"United Herbaria Z+ZT\". Requests for material to either Z or ZT will be considered as a request to both institutions. Address given above concerns the fungi collections of Z+ZT. The address for the plant collections can be found under the entry for Z. URL of the institute is https://www.peg.ethz.ch/herbaria.html.

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  • Number of Specimens

    2440000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 50000 0 0
    Bryophytes 50000 19838 19838
    Fungi/Lichens 1000000 57000 57000
    Pteridophytes 100000 2503 2503
    Seed Plants 1240000 123675 123675
  • Date Founded

    1859

  • Updated

    17/12/2021

  • Associated Institution

    Universität Zürich

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    BERN (fungi and lichens);
    RUEB (130 000 specimens)

  • Important Collectors

    J. Amann, J. Arechavaleta, S. Blumer, G. Bocquet, E. A. Gäumann, J. Gessner, O. von Heer, T. C. J. Herzog, H. E. Hess, E. Horak, O. Jaag, M. Jaeggli, A. J. Kerner von Marilaun, A. Knapp, W. D. J. Koch, E. Landolt, V. Litschauer, W. Lüdi, F. Meister, E. Müller, E. Oberholzer, F. Petrak, K. H. Rechinger, E. A. von Regel, H. G. Reichenbach, M. A. Rikli, E. A. Rübel, U. A. de Salis-Marschlins, J. J. Scheuchzer, E. Stizenberger, E. Sulger-Büel, A. Volkart, H. Zogg