NY Family List
Phanerogamic
NY uses a numerical code to denote plant families in the Phanerogamic Herbarium (seed plants).
Herbarium Layout by Floor
Families are split between the different floors of the herbarium:
5th Floor:
18 Cycadaceae Cycas aa US
to
35 Cyperaceae Carex indet. US
plus
Pteridophytes
Hepatics
Mosses
Lichens
5th Floor, Cold Room:
Algae, Fungi
3rd Floor:
35 Cyperaceae Carex aa CA
to
165 Buseraceae Protium subserratum SA
plus
Type Specimens (Phanerogamic)
2nd Floor:
165 Burseraceae Protium suc SA
to
301 Rubiaceae Palicourea rigida SA
1st Floor:
301 Rubiaceae Palicourea rigida SA
to
313 Asteraceae Genus indet. AUS
plus
36 Arecaceae Trithrinax 1 to Attalea 172
plus
Family indet.
1st Floor, Back Room:
Pickled specimens
Algae
Oversized specimens (primarily Arecaceae)
36 Arecaceae Attalea 172 to Amandra 189
Ferns
Ferns are filed using a different numerical sequence on the 5th floor. There is a paper guide to the family numbers (sorted alphabetically by genus) on the counter near the start of the fern collection.