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Smithsonian Institution, USA (NMNH-S)

Contact: Curator (SNH@si.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 31 March 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: National Museum of Natural History
Access Rights: Public Domain
Collection Statistics
  • 475 specimen records
  • 10 (2%) georeferenced
  • 468 (99%) identified to species
  • 70 families
  • 197 genera
  • 293 species
  • 302 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Family Distribution
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  • Acanthaceae (17)
  • Amaranthaceae (6)
  • Anacardiaceae (8)
  • Apiaceae (1)
  • Apocynaceae (2)
  • Aquifoliaceae (1)
  • Asclepiadaceae (5)
  • Aspleniaceae (9)
  • Asteraceae (104)
  • Bignoniaceae (1)
  • Blechnaceae (4)
  • Boraginaceae (1)
  • Callitrichaceae (1)
  • Campanulaceae (2)
  • Capparaceae (9)
  • Caryophyllaceae (3)
  • Celastraceae (4)
  • Combretaceae (1)
  • Commelinaceae (16)
  • Convolvulaceae (9)
  • Crassulaceae (5)
  • Cucurbitaceae (2)
  • Cyatheaceae (1)
  • Cyperaceae (11)
  • Davalliaceae (5)
  • Dennstaediaceae (2)
  • Equisetaceae (1)
  • Euphorbiaceae (16)
  • Fabaceae (71)
  • Gentianaceae (1)
  • Gleicheniaceae (1)
  • Hymenophyllaceae (2)
  • Icacinaceae (2)
  • Lamiaceae (13)
  • Lobariaceae (1)
  • Loganiaceae (1)
  • Loranthaceae (1)
  • Lycopodiaceae (4)
  • Malvaceae (16)
  • Marsileaceae (1)
  • Menispermaceae (3)
  • Moraceae (1)
  • Myrsinaceae (1)
  • Nyctaginaceae (2)
  • Olacaceae (1)
  • Oleaceae (4)
  • Orchidaceae (3)
  • Oxalidaceae (1)
  • Parmeliaceae (7)
  • Pertusariaceae (1)
  • Phytolaccaceae (3)
  • Poaceae (4)
  • Polygalaceae (4)
  • Polygonaceae (8)
  • Polypodiaceae (3)
  • Pteridaceae (1)
  • Ranunculaceae (1)
  • Rhamnaceae (4)
  • Rubiaceae (24)
  • Santalaceae (1)
  • Sapindaceae (4)
  • Solanaceae (5)
  • Sterculiaceae (3)
  • Stereocaulaceae (1)
  • Thelypteridaceae (1)
  • Tiliaceae (9)
  • Typhaceae (1)
  • Verbenaceae (10)
  • Verrucariaceae (1)
  • Zingiberaceae (1)
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