Herbarium collections
NGBB Herbarium

Documenting plant diversity

Herbaria work to document, understand, conserve and promote the diversity of plants.

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Virtual Herbarium
Digital Access

Virtual Herbarium

The data and high-resolution images of our specimens are now available online.

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Science and Research
Science & Research

Advancing research

We support research in plant systematics, botany, ecology and horticulture.

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Işık Navruzu
New Publication

Işık Navruzu

A new member of the irises of Türkiye, Iris reticulata subsp. isikgunerae, has been published.

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ANG Foundation Publications
Publishing

ANG Foundation Publications

From the Illustrated Flora of Türkiye to species checklists, a broad botanical catalogue.

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An appointment is required to visit our herbarium. You can submit your request here.

Before your visit, please review the researcher policy. For visiting hours, click here.

About us

Recording the flora of Türkiye since 2004

NGBB Herbarium was founded in 2004 to document the plants grown at the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden. In 2010 it was registered in the Index Herbariorum with the code "NGBB".

Comprising seed plants, ferns, lichens, carpology and cultivated plant collections, our herbarium holds around 20,000 plant specimens. As of 2022, the data and images of our specimens are available online via the virtual herbarium.

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~20KSpecimens
134Type specimens
6Collections
2010NGBB code
Collections

Six rich collections

A broad biodiversity archive, from ferns and lichens to seed plants and cultivated plants.

Gymnosperms71 taxa

Gymnosperms

A collection of cone-bearing plants composed entirely of trees and shrubs.

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Angiosperms15,471 specimens

Angiosperms

Our largest collection, representing 685 genera in 132 families.

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Ferns~270 specimens

Ferns

Clubmosses and ferns — the most primitive group of vascular plants.

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Lichens93 specimens

Lichens

Lichen specimens collected and identified from eight islands in 2015.

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Carpology2020

Carpology

Fruit and seed specimens along with large plant parts.

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Virtual Herbarium
Digitisation

Our specimens at your fingertips

As part of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, in 2020 we began transferring the data and high-resolution images of our herbarium specimens to the web.

You can browse specimens online with geographic search, label data and zoomable images.

Virtual Herbarium
Research & News

Ongoing work

Would you like to visit our herbarium?

You can request an appointment to examine our specimens for your research. Don't forget to review the researcher policy before your visit.