Chinese Academy of Sciences

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  • Name

    Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Herbarium Code

    HMAS

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Lei Cai, Curator, cail@im.ac.cn
    Zhuo Du, Engineer, duz@im.ac.cn

  • Contact

    [86] 10 6480 7473
    Fax: [86] 10 6480 7473
    Email: duz@im.ac.cn

  • Address

    Fungarium
    Institute of Microbiology, CAS
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
    1 Beichenxilu, Chaoyang District
    Beijing, Beijing 100101
    People's Republic of China

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Generalized fungi, including Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, imperfect fungi, lichens, slime molds, etc.

    Geography: Mainly China, as well as 111 countries and regions over the world

  • Notes

    Fungal Name registration website (https://nmdc.cn/fungalnames/) is established in the fungarium, which is one of the three fungal repositories recognized by the “International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants”.

  • Feedback

    Send comment or correction to the Editor of Index Herbariorum

  • Number of Specimens

    568000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens 568000 568000 195000
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    1953

  • Updated

    17/05/2024

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    former Peiping Academy;
    Fungi of: former Tsinghua University;
    National Research Institute of Biology, Academia Sinica;
    University of Nanking in part.

  • Important Collectors

    J. C. Arthur, J. B. Chen, S. L. Chen, C. C. Cheo, W. F. Chiu, C. E. Cummins, S. Q. Deng, J. B. Ellis, B. M. Everhart, W. G. Farlow, Y. Hashioka, H. Hertel, N. Hiratsuka, Y. M. Jiang, H. Kashiwadani, S. Kurokawa, E. Licent, L. Ling, T.-n. Liou, X. J. Liu, X. L. Mao, R. Moberg, S. H. Ou, H. E. Parks, J. A. Parmelee, O. A. Plunkett, K. Sawada, A. B. Seymour, C. L. Shear, H. Sydow, P. Sydow, F.-l. Tai, L. Tibell, S.-c. Teng, R. Thaxter, Y. Tochinai, Y. Tokunaga, P. C. Tsoong, J. C. Tracy, K. Vánky, P. Vogel, T. Vestergren, Y. C. Wang, Z. Wang, C. T. Wei, J. C. Wei, J. R. Weir, H. A. Wen, C. Y. Wu, W. N. Xiang, W. Yamamoto, H. S. Yao, W. Y. Yen, J. Z. Ying, H. N. Yu, T. F. Yu, J. D. Zhao, R. Y. Zheng