LZ

• Name: Herbarium, Department of Molecular Evolution and Plant Systematics, Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 21-23, Leipzig D-04103, Germany
• Herbarium Code: LZ

• Current Status: Active

• Number of Specimens: 170000

• Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants and fungi

• Geography: Worldwide, especially neotropics and Europe; Germany

• Date Founded: 1806 (Note: oldest university herbarium in Germany)

Notes

• Original herbarium was destroyed by air-strikes in December 1943 during World War II, including collections of G. Kunze, C. A. Frege, G. H. Mettenius, F. A. Römer, J. A. Schenk, and others.

Links

• Universität Leipzig: Herbarium Universitatis Lipsiensis. Accessed: 30 January 2024.
• Index Herbariorum, NYBG Steere Herbarium. 30 January 2024.