Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

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  • Name

    Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

  • Herbarium Code

    SEL

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Bruce Holst, Herbarium Curator, bholst@selby.org
    Tatiana Arias, Orchid Research Botanist, tarias@gmail.com

  • Contact

    [1] 941 217 8132
    Email: herbarium@selby.org

  • Address

    Elaine Marieb Nicpon Herbarium
    Botany
    Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
    1534 Mound Street
    Sarasota, Florida 34236-7726
    U.S.A.

  • CITES

    US 006

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Orchidaceae; Bromeliaceae; Gesneriaceae; Araceae; Pteridophyta; vascular epiphytes

    Geography: American tropics and subtropics

  • Notes

    Extensive living collection of epiphytes. Spirit Collection of 45,000 specimens. Library specializing in neotropical floristics and epiphyte biology.

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  • Number of Specimens

    120000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    1973

  • Updated

    16/12/2024

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens\' Historic Spanish Point Campus.

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    GES (4300 neotropical Gesneriaceae) in 2003.

  • Important Collectors

    J. T. Atwood Jr. , L. Besse, J. L. Clark, S. Dalström, C. H. Dodson, G. C. K. Dunsterville, A. H. Heller, A. Hirtz, B. K. Holst, W. J. Kress, C. A. Luer, H. E. Luther, M. Madison, H. Wiehler, L. O. Williams