[Taxacom] Total estimated herbarium specimens around the world

[Quentin Groom]

Dear Leopoldo,
I've used this references, though their number is higher than 270 M.
Thiers B (2018) The world’s herbaria 2018: a summary report based on data
from Index Herbariorum.
http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/The_Worlds_Herbaria_2018.pdf.
Accessed on: 2019-5-24.
Regards
Quentin





On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 11:55, Leopoldo Medina via Taxacom <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I am looking for a bibliographic reference for the estimated 270 million
> specimens hosted in herbaria around the world.
>
> Thank you very much in advance!
>
>  From home,
>
> Leopoldo
>
> --
> Leopoldo Medina, PhD
> Conservador de Plantas vasculares
> Vascular Plants Manager Collection
> Herbario MA / MA Herbarium / CITES ES001
> Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC
> Plaza de Murillo 2
> 28014 Madrid
> (SPAIN)
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