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The AAU Herbarium Database

Dataset homepage

Citation

Borchsenius F (2023). The AAU Herbarium Database. Herbarium of the University of Aarhus. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7uigwo accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.

Description

The Aarhus University Herbarium Database provides data about more than 150,000 plant collections, including on 1,800 types. The most important collections are from Ecuador, Thailand, Senegal, Burkina Faso. The plant families Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae are especially well represented.

Taxonomic Coverages

N/A
  1. Clusiaceae
    rank: family
  2. Ericaceae
    rank: family
  3. Loranthaceae
    rank: family
  4. Poaceae
    rank: family
  5. Rubiaceae
    rank: family
  6. Dryopteridaceae
    rank: family
  7. Araliaceae
    rank: family
  8. Orchidaceae
    rank: family
  9. Alstroemeriaceae
    rank: family
  10. Urticaceae
    rank: family
  11. Campanulaceae
    rank: family
  12. Winteraceae
    rank: family
  13. Aquifoliaceae
    rank: family
  14. Blechnaceae
    rank: family
  15. Myrsinaceae
    rank: family
  16. Grammitidaceae
    rank: family
  17. Polypodiaceae
    rank: family
  18. Cunoniaceae
    rank: family
  19. Vitaceae
    rank: family
  20. Valerianaceae
    rank: family
  21. Lycopodiaceae
    rank: family
  22. Hymenophyllaceae
    rank: family
  23. Dioscoreaceae
    rank: family
  24. Aspleniaceae
    rank: family
  25. Piperaceae
    rank: family
  26. Chloranthaceae
    rank: family
  27. Symplocaceae
    rank: family
  28. Solanaceae
    rank: family
  29. Gesneriaceae
    rank: family
  30. Bromeliaceae
    rank: family
  31. Celastraceae
    rank: family
  32. Araceae
    rank: family
  33. Asteraceae
    rank: family
  34. Melastomataceae
    rank: family
  35. Vittariaceae
    rank: family
  36. Passifloraceae
    rank: family
  37. Viscaceae
    rank: family

Geographic Coverages

worldwide

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Finn Borchsenius
originator
position: Director of AarhusUniversity Herbarium
Aarhus University
Ny Munkegade 120, Bygn. 1521
Aarhus
8000
DK
Telephone: +4523815322
email: finn.borchsenius@au.dk
Isabel Calabuig
distributor
position: Node Manager & Data Curator
DanBIF
DK
email: icalabuig@snm.ku.dk
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5515-7900
Astrid Blok van Witteloostuijn
distributor
position: Data Mobilizer
DanBIF
DK
email: astrid.blok@snm.ku.dk
Finn Borchsenius
administrative point of contact
position: Director of Aarhus University Herbarium
Aarhus University
Ny Munkegade 120, Bygn. 1521
Aarhus
8000
DK
Telephone: +4523815322
email: finn.borchsenius@au.dk
Bergmann Birgitte
administrative point of contact
position: Collection manager
Aarhus University
Ole Worms Allé 1, bygn. 1137
Aarhus
8000
DK
Telephone: +4522447476
email: birgitte.bergmann@sm.au.dk
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