Collection Name

Lichen Herbarium (H): Lichenes externi (en)

Jäkäläkokoelmat (H): Lichenes externi (fi)

Lavsamlingar (H): Lichenes externi (sv)

Type of the collection

Specimens

Collection description

Lichenes externi is part of the lichen collections of the Finnish Museum of Natural History. This collection contains lichen specimens worldwide (except for Finland and Russian Fennoscandia) and is especially strong in specimens from boreal and temperate Europe, Asia and North America. Taxonomically the families Cladoniaceae, Parmeliaceae and Peltigeraceae are well represented. Type specimens are being digitized and transferred into a separate Lichen type collection. (en)

Lichenes externi (ulkomaiset jäkäläkokoelmat) on osa Luonnontieteellisen keskusmuseon (Luomus) jäkäläkokoelmia ja sisältää näytteitä kaikilta mantereilta (Suomen ja Venäjän Fennoskandian näytteet eri kokoelmana). Erityisesti boreaalinen ja temperaattinen Eurooppa, Aasia ja Pohjois-Amerikka ovat hyvin edustettuja alueita. Kokoelmassa on runsaasti näytteitä etenkin heimoista Cladoniaceae, Parmeliaceae ja Peltigeraceae. Tyyppinäytteiden digitointi sekä siirto erilliseen kokoelmaan ovat käynnissä. (fi)

Lichenes externi (utländska lavsamlingar) är en del av Naturhistoriska centralmuseets lavsamlingar och innehåller lavprover från alla delar av världen utom Finland och Ryska Fennoskandien. De boreala och tempererade områdena i Europa, Asien och Nordamerika är väl representerade. Samlingen är särskilt rik med familjerna Cladoniceae, Parmeliaceae och Peltigeraceae. Digitalisering och överföring av typprover till en skild typsamling är igång. (sv)

Web address

https://www.luomus.fi/en/botanical-and-mycological-collections (en)

https://www.luomus.fi/fi/kasvi-sienitieteelliset-kokoelmat (fi)

https://www.luomus.fi/sv/botaniska-mykologiska-samlingar (sv)

Taxonomic coverage

Lichen-forming Ascomycota

Temporal coverage

(1790)1830--

Geographic coverage

Worldwide except for Finland and Russian Fennoscandia

Collection methods

Dried specimens in paper envelopes

Collection quality

Professional / professionally curated

License

Creative Commons Attribution

Copyright owner

Luomus

Contact email

saara.velmala@helsinki.fi

Collection size (approx.)

264000

Percentage digitized (approx.)

9

Number of type specimen (c.)

1000

Number of specimens

Number of type specimens

Number of all observations

Metadata creator

Myllys, Leena & Skytén, Roland

Status of this metadata

comprehensive

Date created

23.10.2012 08:34

Date edited

21.03.2024 18:04

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