NY Family List

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Phanerogamic

NY uses a numerical code to denote plant families in the Phanerogamic Herbarium (seed plants). 

Alphabetical by Family

Numerical Order


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 and lycophytes on the 5th floor are filed using a different numerical sequence than other vascular plants and are filed by genus number. The alphabetical list of genera and their filing numbers is posted at the start of the fern collection, and there are a paper guides in both alphabetical and numerical order on the counter.

Alphabetical by Genera
Numerical Order