Collections of organisms (herbarium)

Scientific collections

Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre SAS houses scientfically important collections. This is a source of knowledge on biodiversity richness of mostly Western Carpathian and Pannonian regions. The collections are bases for research in taxonomy and chorology of different components of biodiversity. In many cases the vouchers represent the only testimony of currently extinct species or disappeared localities. The collections include also valuable type material. The collection is listed in international database Index herbariorum (http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/), abbreviation „SAV“. The collection is used also through loans and visits to home and international colleagues.

Collection include

• vascular plants
• seeds and fruits of vascular plants
• fungi
• lichens
• bryophytes
• cultures of cyanobacteria and algae

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Herbarium of vascular plants

Founded in 1953. Includes approximately 250 000 specimens (including MLY and population collections). Significant and valuable part makes herbarium of dr. František Nábělek, including 6775 original specimens (altogether 4171 collection numbers) form Asia Minor, Iran (digitized available at http://www.nabelek.sav.sk). Since 2006 the collection housed in Arboretum Mlyňany (MLY, ca 30 000 specimens) makes part of herbarium SAV. The collection comprise also smaller parts – collections of seeds and fruits of vascular plants.

FUNGI

Approximately 38 600 specimens. More »

MACROMYCETES

Important collections

• Russulaceae 3000 specimens
• Clavariaceae 750 specimens
• Geoglossaceae 900 specimens
• Dermoloma 160 specimens
• Entoloma 170 specimens
• Hygrocybe 300 specimens
• Ascocoryne 400 specimens
• Pseudobaeopora 30 specimens including 3 holotypes
• macromycetes of Vihorlat Mts 747 specimens
• macromycetes of Štiavnické vrchy Mts 500 specimens
• m macromycetes of Laborecká vrchovina Mts 300 specimens
• macromycetes of Biele Karpaty Mts 250 specimens

MICROMYCETES

Important collections

• 3770 specimens of Erysiphales and Ustilaginales by C. Paulech documenting monograph Flóra Slovenska X/1 Erysiphales
• 1600 specimens of Taphrinales and Protomycetales by K. Bacigálovej documenting monograph Flóra Slovenska X/2 Taphrinomycetes
• ca 3200 specimens of Peronosporales, Pucciniales, Ustilaginales, Erysiphales, Fungi imperfecti

LICHENIZED FUNGI (LICHENS)

Approximately 19 500 specimens mostly from Central and Southern Europe. Important pars are exsicate collections. More »

Important collections

• Lichenes minus congniti H. Kashiwadani (no 201–270, 271–375)
• Lichenes japonici exsiccati I. Yoshimura (no 35–42)
• Lichenes sinenses exsiccati J. C. Wei (no 1–50)
• Lichenotheca latinoamericana H. Sipman (no 1–150)
• Lichenes delicati exsiccati editae in memoriam A. Vězda; E. Farkas (no 1–60)
• Lichenes selecti exsiccati Upsaliensis (no 1–150, 301–400)
• Lichenes isidiosi et sorediosi exsiccati T. Tønsberg (no 1–50)
• Lichenes canadenses exsiccati (no 251–295)
• Lichenes poloniae exsiccati W. Fałtynowicz, M. Kukwa, P. Czarnota (no 26–75)
• Lichenes exsiccati selecti G. Follmann (no 1–40, 61–150)
• Lichenes exsiccati Umbilicariaceae B. Feige, H. T. Lumbsch (no 1–106)
• Plantae graecenses (no 1–560)
• Lichenotheca graecensis W. Obermayer (no 1–320)
• Lichenes slovakiae exsiccati I. Pišút (no 201–250, 276–300)
• Lichenes selecti exsiccati A. Vězda (no 493, 2001–2500)
• Lichenes rariores exsiccati A. Vězda (no 274, 337, 441, 444, 455, 461–471, 474–481, 484–492, 494–496, 500)
• Lichenes exsiccati Usneaceae J. Bystrek (no 1–42)
• Lichenes Cladoniae exsiccati H. Sandstede (no 1–111, 116–240, 242–244, 246–272, 247–277, 279–334, 337–352, 355–384, 387–352, 355–384, 387–403, 405–445, 447–490, 492–538, 541–608, 610–678, 680–719, 721–744, 746–755, 757–810, 812–817, 819–836, 838–855, 857–925. 927–953, 955–959, 961–996, 998–1018, 1020–1105, 1107–1118, 1120–1128, 1131–1140, 1143–1164, 1166–1190, 1192–1209, 1211–1229, 1231–1248, 1250–1259, 1261–1262, 1264–1268, 1270–1281, 1283–1335, 1338–1378, 1384–1401, 1404–1423, 1430, 1432–1479, 1481–1498, 1501–1503, 1505–1574, 1576–1589, 1591–1681, 1683–1685, 1687–1688, 1690, 1693–1721, 1724–1753, 1755–1788, 1790–1847, 1850–1877, 1879–1880, 1882, 1884–1886
• Collection of A. Vězda – 78 different duplicates

BRYOPHYTES

Approximately 5100 specimens. More »

Important collectors

• V. Peciar Bryotheca Slovenica 233 specimens

CYANOBACTERIA AND ALGAE

Phycological collection is the only collection of phototrophic microorganisms in Slovakia. It icludes more then 900 cultures of cyanobacteria and different groups of algae kept on liquid and solid media. Important are historical strains isolated by prof. F. Hindák from different geographical areas of the world. He specialized on green algae, an example of such a strain is Hindák 1969/251- Didymocystis inconspicua Korshikov (current valid name Pseudodidymocystis (Korshikov) Hindák). The collection is being enriched by new isolates of cyanobacteria and algae, linked to the on-going projects, including algae and lichens (lichen photobionts). The collection includes type cultures, part of the strains isolated in PSBC SAS was sent to European algological collections. More »

Important collections

• F. Hindák (green algae documenting Biologické práce – Studies on the Chlorococcal algae (Chlorophyceae), cyanobacteria documenting monograph Colour Atlas of Cyanophytes)

DIATOMS: fixed slide preparations

CHAROPHYTA:

The potential visitors are kindly asked to schedule the visit with curator.

Selected resources:

Guttová A., Peniašteková M., 2001: Collections deposited in Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV), Bratislava. – Bryonora, Praha, 27.

Kempa M., Edmondson J., Lack H. W., Smatanová J., Marhold K. 2016: František Nábělek’s Iter Turcico-Persicum 1909–1910 – database and digitized herbarium collection. PhytoKeys 75: 69–79.