University of Leipzig

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  • Name

    University of Leipzig

  • Herbarium Code

    LZ

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Peter Otto, Curator, otto@uni-leipzig.de

  • Contact

    [49] 341 97 38590
    Fax: [49] 341 97 38549

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Department of Molecular Evolution and Plant Systematics
    Institute of Biology
    University of Leipzig
    Johannisallee 21-23
    Leipzig D-04103
    Germany
    http://www.biphaps.uni-leipzig.de/de/sysbot/herbarium.html

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants and fungi

    Geography: Worldwide, especially neotropics and Europe; Germany

  • Notes

    Updated Apr 2015 (email addresses updated). Original herbarium destroyed in 1943 during World War II, including collections of G. Kunze, C. A. Frege, G. H. Mettenius, F. A. Römer, J. A. Schenk, and others. Oldest university herbarium in Germany. Database available at http://herbarium.univie.ac.at/database/

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  • Number of Specimens

    170000

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

    1806

  • Updated

    /04/2015

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Botanischer Garten, Universität Leipzig, Linnéstraße 1, 04103 Leipzig, [49] 341/ 97 36850.

  • Important Collectors

    A. Favre, O. Fiedler, P. Gutte, W. Morawetz, G. K. Müller