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UK-KEW Passport Collections
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Identification and description
LSID/GRSCICOLL URI
If available provide the LSID code
http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:
Index Hebarium code
If available provide the Index Herbarium code
http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=
Outstanding collection features
File info
Additional information
No file
Genetic repositories
Seed Bank
,
DNA Bank
Link to genetic repository
e.g. Index Seminum
Title
Link
Number of DNA samples
50 000
Number of organisms / species
35 000
Number of seed samples
78 000
Number of organisms / species
35 000
Size and importance of living collections
Collections statistics
Year of reference
Total specimens
8,878,000
Primary types
Estimation of the number of primary types
Other size indicator
Specify
Registered cards (%)
Recorded cards in database (%)
Outgoing loans (parcels / specimens) per year
5000 specimens
Accessions of specimens per year
30000
Scientific visitors per year
Visiting days per year
7500
Virtual access per year
Collections statistics
iframe to the statistics page
LIFE SCIENCES (Zoology, Biology, Botany, Mycology,…)
Typology
Primary types
Individual specimens/objects
% registered cards
% recorded cards in database
2.1
Botany
350000
7000000
12
2.2
Mycology
1500000
40
2.3
DNA and Tissue Bank
50000
100
2.4
Economic Botany
100000
100
2.5
Seed
78000 accessions /2 billion seeds
100
2.6
microscope slides
150000
Heritage Science
Heritage Year of reference
Library number of items
Library Number of Maps
Library
One of the most important botanical reference sources in the world, Library, Art & Archives contains several million items, including books, botanical illustrations, photographs, letters and manuscripts, periodicals, biographies and maps.
Archives
Other Heritage
Contact
Title(s)
First Name(s)
Last Name(s)
Position in the Institution
Phone
Email
Field / Discipline
Discipline if Other
ORCID ID
Countries
Institutions
Collections
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