National_Herbarium_of_Ukraine

National Herbarium of Ukraine

National Herbarium of Ukraine

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The National Herbarium of Ukraine is a repository of plant specimens, in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was established in 1921 by Professor O. Fomin, who was its first curator.[1] It is now part of the M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.[2]

Its collection of 2,040,000 specimens includes a number of type specimens, found both in Ukraine and elsewhere, by Ukrainian botanists.[1]

The herbarium is known by the short code KW, with specific sections being known as:[2]

In October 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the herbarium was damaged by a Russian missile strike.[3]


References

  1. Shiyan, Natalia M; Korniyenko, Olga M; Mosyakin, Sergei L (2012). "National Herbarium of Ukraine (KW)". doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2809.3843. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Herbarium Details - M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine". The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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