Herbarium William Nylander (H-NYL)

doi:10.15468/mhkepp

Herbarium William Nylander (H-NYL)

Citation

Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (2024). Herbarium William Nylander (H-NYL). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mhkepp accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-08.

Description

Lichen collection of William Nylander is part of the lichen collections of the Finnish Museum of Natural History. The separately kept collection comprises about 52 000 specimens of lichens (and some other fungi) from all over the world and includes an abundance of type specimens. The collection was received from the Finnish (- French) lichenologist William Nylander (1822–1899). Initially, Nylander was a medical doctor, then chose a career as an entomologist and finally focused on botany and lichens. He was appointed as the first Professor of Botany at our university in 1857 (then Imperial Alexander University), but resigned in 1863 and relocated to Paris, where he continued as a freelance scientist.

Sampling Description

Sampling

Dried specimens in paper envelopes

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Fungi
rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Worldwide

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Tuula Niskanen
administrative point of contact
email: saara.velmala@helsinki.fi

FinBIF
administrative point of contact
email: helpdesk@laji.fi