National Botanic Gardens of Ireland

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  • Name

    National Botanic Gardens of Ireland

  • Herbarium Code

    DBN

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Matthew Jebb, Curator, matthew.jebb@opw.ie

  • Contact

    [353] 1 8040300
    Fax: [353] 1 836 0080
    Email: colin.kelleher@opw.ie

  • Address

    National Herbarium
    National Botanic Gardens
    Office of Public Works
    National Botanic Gardens of Ireland
    Glasnevin
    Dublin D09 VY63
    Ireland

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Historical collections; all groups

    Geography: Worldwide, especially Ireland and Britain; eastern Canada and Australia

  • Notes

    Updated Nov 2017 (GPS coordinates). Formerly National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin. DBN and DUB amalgamated in 1970. Use DBN. Augustine Henry Forestry Herbarium, J. G. Baker fern collection [ex Colonial exhibition in London in 1886], H. C. Levinge ferns, Admiral Jones lichen herbaria separate and many cryptogam exsiccati intact. Substantial collections still unincorporated (DBC, CRK), including early collections from Britain, Europe, South Africa, Australia, India, and China. About 30 000 economic collections formerly displayed in National Museum of Ireland. State directed, The Heritage Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht, and the Islands.

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  • Number of Specimens

    600000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 24000
    Bryophytes 75000
    Fungi/Lichens 152350
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants 307800
  • Date Founded

    1847

  • Updated

    29/05/2024

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: National Botanic Gardens.

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    DBC;
    DUB;
    IRDA;
    LIMFC in 1983;
    MII;
    OSI;
    Part of CRK (vascular planst);
    RDS.

  • Important Collectors

    J. G. Baker, A. Ball, V. Ball, R. Brown, I. Carroll, N. Colgan, M. H. Foslie, A. Gayman, H. C. Hart, W. H. Harvey, A. Henry, T. Johnson, T. Jones, M. C. Knowles, H. W. Lett, H. C. Levinge, J. McNab, W. R. McNab, J. McNab, D. Moore, A. G. More, E. C. Nelson, J. Niven, C. E. H. Ostenfeld, R. L. Praeger, J. A. L. Preiss, M. J. P. Scannell, C. H. Waddell, J. B. L. Warren, E. Wilson