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Steere Herbarium The C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium Summary of Databasing Projects A Guide for the Use of The C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium Representative Collectors (bryophytes) Representative Collectors (fungi and lichens) Representative Collectors (vascular plants)		Collectors Represented in the Herbarium Derived in part from Holmgren, P. et al., A short description of the collections of The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium (NY). Brittonia 8: 285-296. 1996. This list is a work in progress.  The goal is to include all NYBG staff members, collectors with more than 1000 collections in the herbarium, plus all those whose collections serve as vouchers for published botanical studies. Names link to the C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium record for the collector. The first number given derives from Garden records; the second indicates the approximate number of collections that have already been cataloged. Following the link leads to database records details for these collections. The judgment (sometimes educated guess) as to whether the collections at NY represent the collector's original collections or a significant subset thereof is derived from institutional records, Index Herbariorum and Taxonomic Literature II. Name Organisms Size Region Deposition Alexander, Edward J. vascular plants 60 cataloged eastern U.S. original herbarium Alexiades, Miguel J. vascular plants (ethnobotanical studies) 1337 cataloged South America original herbarium, in part Allard, Harry A. bryophytes, vascular plants 1455 cataloged U.S., West Indies original herbarium, in part (from the Paul M. Patterson herbarium) Allen, Bruce H. bryophytes 3,000 (1000 cataloged ) U.S., Central and South America significant collections Allen, John A. and Allen, Oscar Dana bryophytes 3,000 (2000 cataloged) Canada, U.S. original herbarium Allen, John F. vascular plants size unknown California original herbarium Allen, Timothy F. algae (especially Characeae) 4,000 worldwide original herbarium Amorim, André vascular plants 3633 cataloged Brazil significant collections Anderson, Charles L. algae 4,000 California original herbarium Anderson, Gladys bryophytes, lichens 109 cataloged Canada, U.S. original herbarium Anderson, William R. vascular plants 5,900 (1400 cataloged) Brazilian Planalto original herbarium, in part Anderson, Lewis E. bryophytes 965 cataloged North America significant collections Annable, Carol vascular plants 6000 cataloged U.S. original herbarium, in part Arvigo, Rosa vascular plants (ethnobotanical studies) 2000 cataloged Belize significant collections Atha, Daniel vascular plants 3000 cataloged Puerto Rico, Republic of Georgia, U.S., Vietnam original herbarium Atwood, Duane N. vascular plants 3500 cataloged western U.S. significant collections Austin, Coe F. lichens, mosses 1800 cataloged primarily New Jersey original herbarium, in part Baker, Charles F. bryophytes, fungi 1100 cataloged U.S. significant collections Balick, Michael J. vascular plants (ethnobotanical studies) 4000 cataloged Belize, Brazil, Micronesia original herbarium Balée, William vascular plants (ethnobotanical studies) 2000 cataloged South America original herbarium, in part Bang, Miguel vascular plants 1900 cataloged Bolivia original herbarium Banker, Howard J. fungi 4,400 (1 cataloged) eastern U.S. original herbarium Barneby, Rupert C. vascular plants 438 cataloged western U.S. original herbarium Barnhart, John H. bryophytes, vascular plants 138 cataloged U.S. original herbarium Barr, Margaret E. fungi 13,000  (8 cataloged) Canada, U.S.,especially New England original herbarium (from University of Massachusetts) Barratt, Joseph bryophytes, vascular plants 28 cataloged northeastern U.S. original herbarium (from Wesleyan University) Beals, Alfred T. bryophytes 2,000 (475 cataloged) northeastern U.S. original herbarium Beatley, Janice C. vascular plants 453 cataloged Nevada original herbarium Belem, Romeu P. vascular plants 1800 cataloged Bahia,Brazil significant collections Bechtel, Albert R. vascular plants 4100 (300 cataloged) North America original herbarium (from Wabash University) Beck, Hans T. vascular plants 1700 cataloged South America original herbarium, in part Bennett, Bradley vascular plants (ethnobotanical studies) 2000 cataloged South America original herbarium, in part Berger, Alwin vascular plants, especially succulents 13 cataloged worldwide original herbarium Best, George N. mosses 410 cataloged North America original herbarium Bicknell, Eugene P. bryophytes, vascular plants 216 cataloged eastern U.S. original herbarium Bigelow, Howard E. fungi 20,000 (3400 cataloged ) North America (especially New England) original herbarium, from University of Massachusetts Blanchet, Jacques vascular plants 1000 cataloged Brazil, mostly Bahia significant collections Bolander, Henry N. bryophytes 1000 cataloged California significant collections Boom, Brian M. vascular plants 1600 cataloged South America, West Indies original herbarium Brako, Lois bryophytes, lichens 87 cataloged Brazil, Ecuador,Venezuela original herbarium, in part Breen, Ruth Schoenhurst mosses 2700 cataloged southeastern U.S. original herbarium Britton, Elizabeth G. bryophytes, lichens 5600 cataloged North America, West Indies original herbarium Britton, Nathaniel L. vascular plants 135,000 ( 3500 cataloged) North America, West Indies, Europe original herbarium Buck, William R. bryophytes 17,000 cataloged Africa (South Africa), Australia, Europe, North America, South America, West Indies original herbarium Burchell, William J. bryophytes, vascular plants 200 cataloged Africa (St. Helena), South America (Brazil) significant collections Burgess, Edward S. vascular plants (especially Aster) 200 cataloged North America original herbarium Burlingham, Gertrude S. fungi (especially Russulales) 10,000 (2100 cataloged) North America original herbarium Burt, Edward Angus fungi 7 cataloged North America significant collections Cain, Roy F. bryophytes, fungi 2300 cataloged North America significant collections Calkins, William W. bryophytes, fungi, lichens 200 cataloged eastern U.S. significant collections Camp, Wendell H. vascular plants 900 cataloged Ecuador, North America original herbarium Canby, William M. bryophytes, vascular plants 150,000 (350 cataloged ) North America original herbarium (from Columbia College of Pharmacy) Carvalho, André M. V. vascular plants 5000 cataloged Brazil significant collections Carver, George Washington fungi 4 cataloged North America significant collections (from J.B. Ellis herbarium) Chapman, Alvin W. bryophytes, vascular plants 450 cataloged North America, primarily southeastern U.S. original herbarium (from Columbia University) Christ, J. H. vascular plants 1800 cataloged Idaho original herbarium Churchill, Steven P. mosses 1700 cataloged Colombia, United States original herbarium, in part Cid, C. A. vascular plants 2000 cataloged Brazil significant collections Clemens, Mary Strong bryophytes, fungi, vascular plants 124 cataloged Australia, U.S., Philippines significant collections Clements, Frederick E. bryophytes, fungi, vascular plants 112 cataloged U.S. significant collections Collins, F. S. algae 40,000 worldwide original herbarium, in part Conard, Henry S. bryophytes 1300 cataloged North America significant collections Coulter, John M. vascular plants 71 cataloged U. S. original herbarium, in part (from Wabash College) Cowan, Richard S. bryophytes, vascular plants 300 cataloged U.S. (eastern states, Hawaii), Venezuela original herbarium, in part Croat, Thomas vascular plants 2400 cataloged Central and South America significant collections Cronquist, Arthur vascular plants 13,000 (1000 cataloged) U.S., Mexico original herbarium Crum, Howard bryophytes 1400 cataloged North America significant collections Cummings, Clara E. bryophytes, lichens 515 cataloged Jamaica, U.S., Europe original herbarium (from Wellesley College) Daly, Douglas C. vascular plants 6100 cataloged South America original herbarium Degener, Otto and Degener, Isa bryophytes, vascular plants 1400 cataloged U.S., especially Hawaii original herbarium, in part Delprete, Piero vascular plants 2300 cataloged South America original herbarium, in part Denslow, Herbert M. bryophytes, vascular plants 29 cataloged U.S. original herbarium (from Hobart and William Smith College) Donaldson, Aris B. vascular plants 8 cataloged Custer's Expedition to the Black Hills original herbarium, at least in part (from Wabash College) Dudley, William R. bryophytes 1100 cataloged U.S. original herbarium Dumont, Kent P. fungi 30,000 (187 cataloged) Central America, Mexico, South America, Sri Lanka original herbarium Dusén (accent), Per K. H. bryophytes, vascular plants 3000 cataloged Europe (especially Norway) South America (especially Brazil) significant collections Duss, Antoine bryophytes, vascular plants 1800 cataloged West Indies (especially Guadeloupe and Martinique) significant collections Earle, Franklin S. bryophytes, fungi,vascular plants 2500 (1500 cataloged) U.S., West Indies original herbarium, in part Ekman, Erik vascular plants 1800 cataloged Argentina, West Indies (Haiti, Navassa Island) significant collections Elmer, Adolph D. E. bryophytes, fungi, vascular plants 2500 cataloged Malaysia, Philippines, U.S. significant collections Eiten, George bryophytes, vascular plants 1600 cataloged Brazil, U.S. original herbarium, in part Ellis, Job B. lichens, fungi 80,000 (139 cataloged) North America, tropical America original herbarium Fairman, Charles E. fungi 2 cataloged U.S. original herbarium (from J. B Ellis Herbarium) Fink, Bruce bryophytes, lichens, vascular plants 73 cataloged U.S. significant collections Flowers, Seville bryophytes, fungi 4600 cataloged western U.S. significant collections Franklin, Merton A. vascular plants 900 cataloged U.S. (Utah) significant collections Frémont, John C. vascular plants 297 cataloged western U.S. original herbarium Frye, Theodore C. bryophytes (hepatics) 1000 cataloged North America (western N.A.) significant collections Fryxell, Paul A. vascular plants (mostly Gossypium and relatives) 140 cataloged worldwide original herbarium, in part Ganev, Wilson vascular plants 1400 cataloged Brazil significant collections Gardner, George bryophytes,vascular plants 2500 cataloged Brazil significant collections Garrett, Albert O. fungi, vascular plants 6,500 (450 cataloged) North America original fungal herbarium (from University of Utah) Gentry, Alwyn H. vascular plants 1200 cataloged South America significant collections Gier, Leland J. bryophytes 8,000 (3000 cataloged U.S. original herbarium Glaziou, Auguste vascular plants, bryophytes 1600 cataloged Brazil significant collections Gleason, Henry A. bryophytes, vascular plants 150 cataloged South America, Puerto Rico, U.S. original herbarium Goodrich, Sherel vascular plants 1200 cataloged U.S. (especially Utah) significant collections Goos, Roger fungi 300 cataloged Panama, U.S. original herbarium Grout, A. J. bryophytes 1700 cataloged North America significant collections Granville, Jean J. vascular plants 2700 cataloged French Guiana significant collections Hagelstein, Robert bryophytes, fungi (primarily myxomycetes) 17,000 (11 cataloged) mostly North America original herbarium Halling, Roy E. fungi 2500 cataloged North and South America original herbarium Haring, Inez bryophytes 5,000 (2000 cataloged) North America original herbarium Harper, Robert A. fungi 44 cataloged Panama, U.S. (mostly California) original herbarium, in part Harper, Roland M. bryophytes, vascular plants 600 cataloged southeastern U.S. original herbarium Harris, Richard C. lichens 6200 cataloged North America, West Indies original herbarium Harris, William H. fungi, bryophytes, vascular plants 1200 cataloged Jamaica significant collections Hartley, Raymond M. vascular plants 6700 cataloged Brazil significant collections Hasse, Hermann E. bryophytes, lichens, vascular plants 70 cataloged U.S.(mostly California) original herbarium, in part Hassler, Emile vascular plants 1700 cataloged Paraguay Significant collections Hatschbach, Gerdt vascular plants 7100 cataloged Brazil significant collections Haynes, Caroline C. bryophytes (hepatics) 400 cataloged North America original herbarium Heller, Amos A. bryophytes, vascular plants 2100 cataloged U.S. significant collections Henderson, Andrew vascular plants (primarily palms) 300 cataloged South America original herbarium Henry, Augustine vascular plants 1000 cataloged China original herbarium, in part Henry, Leroy K. fungi 2000 cataloged eastern U.S. original herbarium (from the Carnegie Museum) Hermann, Frederick J. bryophytes 3000 cataloged North America significant collections Higgins, Larry vascular plants 2000 cataloged U.S., primarily Utah significant collections Hitchcock, Alfred S. bryophytes, fungi, vascular plants 1100 cataloged U.S., South America original herbarium, in part Hitchcock, Charles vascular plants 1100 cataloged western U.S. significant collections Hoehne, Federico vascular plants 1500 cataloged Brazil significant collections Hoehne, Wilson vascular plants 1000 cataloged Brazil significant collections Holmen, Kjeld bryophytes 1000 cataloged arctic regions (especially Alaska, Greenland) significant collections Holmgren, Noel H. and Holmgren, Patricia K. vascular plants 5400 cataloged western U.S. original herbarium Holzinger, John M. bryophytes 2000 cataloged North America significant collections Howard, Grace E. bryophytes, lichens 106 cataloged U.S., primarily Massachusetts and Washington original herbarium, in part (from Wellesley College) Howe, Marshall A. algae, hepatics 32,000 (1800 cataloged) U.S., West Indies original herbarium Ireland, Robert R. bryophytes 4300 cataloged North America significant collections Irwin, Howard S. vascular plants 32,200 (4000 cataloged) Brazilian Planalto, Guyana original herbarium James, Edwin vascular plants 122 cataloged Western U.S. (Major Stephen H. Long Expedition) original herbarium Jardim, Jomar G. vascular plants 3000 cataloged Brazil significant collections Jenman, George S. vascular plants (especially ferns) 15 cataloged South America, West Indies original fern herbarium Johnson, George T. lichens 6,600 (82 cataloged) U.S. (especially Arkansas),Cuba, Panama, Chile original herbarium (from University of Arkansas) Jones, Marcus E. vascular plants 2200 cataloged western North America significant collections Kallunki, Jacquelyn. A. vascular plants 400 cataloged Brazil original herbarium Keck, David vascular plants 400 cataloged western U.S. original herbarium, in part Kellerman, William A. fungi 1000 cataloged North America significant collections Killip, Ellsworth P. bryophytes, vascular plants 1600 cataloged South America significant collections Klein, Roberto M. vascular plants 1300 cataloged Brazil (Santa Catharina) original herbarium Kramer, Charles, L. fungi (especially Taphrinales), lichens 900 cataloged U.S. original herbarium (from Kansas State University) Krukoff, Boris A. vascular plants 13,000 (1500 cataloged) worldwide original herbarium Kuntze, C. E. O. vascular plants 32,000 (2500 cataloged) worldwide original herbarium (non-European collections) Ladd, Douglas lichens 2600 cataloged Missouri significant collections Leggett, W. H. bryophytes, vascular plants 60 cataloged U.S. (metropolitan New York City region) original herbarium (from the Torrey Botanical Club) Leiberg, John B. bryophytes, fungi 1600 cataloged North America significant collections Léon, Joseph S. (Frère or Brother) bryophytes, vascular plants 1200 cataloged Cuba significant collections LeRoy, P. V. bryophytes, vascular plants 15,000 (17 cataloged) North America original herbarium Lesquereux, Charles L. bryophytes 139 cataloged North America significant herbarium Lindeman, Jan C. vascular plants 1200 cataloged South America significant collections Liogier, Alain H. vascular plants 1572 cataloged West Indies significant collections Lowe, Josiah bryophytes, fungi, lichens 35 cataloged U.S. significant collections Luteyn, James L. vascular plants 4000 cataloged Andean South America original herbarium Maas, Paulus J. M. vascular plants 1500 cataloged South America significant collections Mackenzie, Kenneth K. bryophytes, vascular plants 43,000 (300 cataloged) North America original herbarium Macoun, John bryophytes 4500 cataloged North America significant collections Maguire, Bassett vascular plants 60,000 (4600 cataloged) South America, U.S., West Indies original herbarium Massee, George E. fungi 17 cataloged England original herbarium, in part McClatchie, Alfred J. bryophytes, fungi 5,000 (200 cataloged) U.S. (California) original fungus herbarium McGregor, Ronald L. bryophytes 1900 cataloged Central U.S., primarily Kansas original herbarium (from University of Kansas) Merrill, E. D. vascular plants 23,000 (800 cataloged) worldwide, primarily Philippines original herbarium, in part Mickel, John T. bryophytes, vascular plants (pteridophytes) 400 cataloged Mexico, U.S. original herbarium Moldenke, Harold N. bryophytes, vascular plants 400 cataloged worldwide original herbarium Mori, Scott. A. vascular plants 11,000 cataloged Brazil,French Guiana, Panama original herbarium Morong, Thomas fungi, vascular plants 20,000 (