List of herbaria

This is a list of active herbaria, organized first by continent where the herbarium is located, then within each continent by size of the collection. The list is based on the Index Herbariorum, a global directory of herbaria and their associated staff.

A herbarium (plural "herbaria") is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts: these will usually be in a dried form, mounted on a sheet, but depending upon the material may also be kept in alcohol or other preservative. The same term is often used in mycology to describe an equivalent collection of preserved fungi and in phycology to describe a collection of algae. To preserve their form and color, plants collected in the field are spread flat on sheets of newsprint and dried, usually in a plant press, between blotters or absorbent paper. The specimens, which are then mounted on sheets of stiff white paper, are labeled with all essential data, such as collector, date and place found, description of the plant, elevation, and special habitat conditions. The sheet is then placed in a protective case. As a precaution against insect damage, the pressed plant is frozen or poisoned and the case disinfected. Most herbaria use a standard system of organizing their specimens into herbarium cases. Specimen sheets are stacked in groups by the species to which they belong and placed into a large lightweight folder that is labelled on the bottom edge. Groups of species folders are then placed together into larger, heavier folders by genus. The genus folders are then sorted by taxonomic family according to the standard system selected for use by the herbarium and placed into pigeonholes in herbarium cabinets.

Herbaria are essential for the study of plant taxonomy, the study of geographic distributions, and the stabilizing of nomenclature. Herbaria also preserve an historical record of change in vegetation over time. In some cases, plants become extinct in one area, or may become extinct altogether. In such cases, specimens preserved in an herbarium can represent the only record of the plant's original distribution. Environmental scientists make use of such data to track changes in climate and human impact.

Africa

Name	No. Specimens	Code	Location	Link
South African National Biodiversity Institute, National Herbarium	1,200,000	PRE	South Africa. Gauteng Province. Pretoria.	[1]
National Museums of Kenya, East African Herbarium	1,000,000	EA	Kenya. Nairobi.	[2] [3]
Zimbabwe National Herbarium	513,700	SRGH	Zimbabwe. Harare.
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Compton Herbarium	507,000	NBG (incl. SAM)	South Africa. Western Cape Province. Cape Town.
University of Cape Town, Bolus Herbarium	373,000	BOL	South Africa. Western Cape Province. Cape Town.	[4]
Botanical and Zoological Garden of Tsimbazaza, Herbier de Tananarive	350,000	TAN	Madagascar. Antananarivo	[5]
University of Algiers	350,000	AL	Algeria. Algiers
University of Nairobi Herbarium	300,000	NAI	Kenya. Nairobi.
Cairo University	300,000	CAI	Egypt. Cairo	[6]
Agricultural Research Center	300,000	CAIM	Egypt. Cairo
Albany Museum, Selmar Schonland Herbarium	210,000	GRA	South Africa. Eastern Cape Province. Grahamstown.	[7]
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Bews Herbarium	150,000	NU	South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal Province. Scottsville.	[8]
Institut National pour l'Étude et la Recherche Agronomique (INERA), Yangambi	150,000	YBI	Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yangambi.
National Herbarium of Morocco	130,000	RAB	Morocco. Rabat.	[9]
University of Pretoria, H.G.W.J. Schweickerdt Herbarium	124,000	PRU	South Africa. Gauteng Province. Pretoria.	[10]
South African National Biodiversity Institute, KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium	110,000	NH	South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal Province. Durban	[11]
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria	105,000	FHI	Nigeria. Oyo. Ibadan.
University of the Witwatersrand, Charles E. Moss Herbarium	100,000	J	South Africa. Gauteng Province. Johannesburg.	[12]
National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi	100,000	MAL	Malawi. Zomba.	[13]
Addis Ababa University, National Herbarium	100,000	ETH	Ethiopia. Addis Ababa.
National Herbarium of Cameroon	96,000	YA	Cameroon. Yaoundé.
Makerere University	95,000	MHU	Uganda. Kampala.	[14]
National Herbarium of Namibia	94,000	WIND	Namibia. Windhoek.	[15]
University of Ghana, Ghana Herbarium	90,000	GC	Ghana. Legon.
Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CENAREST), National Herbarium of Gabon	65,000	LBV	Gabon. Libreville.	[16]
Eduardo Mondlane University Herbarium	63,000	LMU	Mozambique. Maputo.
Institute for Agricultural Research of Mozambique, National Herbarium of Mozambique	62,300	LMA	Mozambique. Maputo.
National Collection of Fungi	60,000	PREM	South Africa. Gauteng Province. Pretoria.	[17]
fr:Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II	60,000	IAV	Morocco. Rabat.
University of Dar es Salaam Herbarium	56,500	DSM	Tanzania. Dar es Salaam.	[18]
Tanzania Forestry Research Institute	50,000	TFD	Tanzania. Lushoto.	[19]
Instituto Superior de Ciencias da Educação	50,000	LUBA	Angola. Huíla Province. Lubango.
Njala University, National Herbarium of Sierra Leone	50,000	SL	Sierra Leone. Freetown.	[20]
Centre D'Etude sur les Ressources Végétales, Herbarium National	40,300	IEC	Republic of the Congo. Brazzaville.
Centre National de Recherche Appliquée au Développement Rural, Herbier de Tananarive Eaux et Forêts	40,000	TEF	Madagascar. Antananarivo.	[21]
McGregor Museum Herbarium	36,000	KMG	South Africa. Northern Cape Province. Kimberley.	[22]
ex-Centro Nacional de Investigação Cientifica, Luanda Herbarium	35,000	CNIC	Angola. Luanda.
University of Ibadan Herbarium	35,000	UCI	Nigeria. Oyo. Ibadan.	[23]
Al-Faateh University, National Herbarium	35,000	ULT	Libya. Tripoli.
National Museum Herbarium	30,000	NMB	South Africa. Free State Province. Bloemfontein.	[24]
North-West University, A.P. Goossens Herbarium	30,000	PUC	South Africa. North-West Province. Potchefstroom.	[25]
Obafemi Awolowo University	30,000	IFE	Nigeria. Oyo. Ifẹ.
University of Kinshasa	29,000	IUK	Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa.
University of Khartoum	25,000	KHU	Sudan. Khartoum.
University of Zambia	25,000	UZL	Zambia. Lusaka.
The Mauritius Herbarium	25,000	MAU	Mauritius. Réduit.	[26]
Nelson Mandela University, Ria Olivier Herbarium	25,000	PEU	South Africa. Western Cape Province. Port Elizabeth.	[27]
KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Donald Killick Herbarium	25,000	CPF	South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal Province. Pietermaritzburg.
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Ward Herbarium	22,100	UDW	South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal Province. Durban.
Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Buffelskloof Herbarium	21,800	BNRH	South Africa. Mpumalanga. Lydenburg.	[28]
University of Lomé	21,000	TOGO	Togo. Lomé.
University of Lubumbashi	20,500	LSHI	Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lubumbashi.
University of Burundi	20,000	BJA	Burundi. Bujumbura.
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kimberley South African National Parks Herbarium	20,000	KSAN	South Africa. Northern Cape Province. Kimberley.
University of Abomey-Calavi, fr:Herbier national du Bénin	18,000	BENIN	Benin. Cotonou.
University of Rwanda, National Herbarium of Rwanda	16,700	NHR	Rwanda. Southern Province. Huye.	[29]
Garden Route Botanical Garden, Southern Cape Herbarium	16,000	SCHG	South Africa. Western Cape Province. George.	[30]
Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency, Lydenburg Herbarium	15,500	LYD	South Africa. Mpumalanga. Lydenburg.
South African National Parks, Skukuza Herbarium	15,000	KNP	South Africa. Mpumalanga. Skukuza.	[31]
National University of Lesotho	15,000	ROML	Lesotho. Roma.
Hugh Nicholson and Tony Abbott Herbarium	14,100	PCE	South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal Province. Durban.
Walter Sisulu University	14,000	KEI	South Africa. Eastern Cape Province. Mthatha.
Johannesburg Botanical Garden	13,000	JBG	South Africa. Gauteng Province. Johannesburg.	[32]
University of Johannesburg Herbarium	12,000	JRAU	South Africa. Gauteng Province. Johannesburg.	[33]
Cheikh Anta Diop University	12,000	DAKAR	Senegal. Dakar.
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG)	11,800	SERG	Guinea. Conakry.
University of Reunion Island, fr:Herbier universitaire de La Réunion	11,500	REU	Réunion. Saint-Pierre.	[34]
University of Limpopo, Larry Leach Herbarium	10,500	UNIN	South Africa. Limpopo. Mankweng.	[35]
University of Bangui	10,000	BANG	Central African Republic. Bangui.
Institut Botanique Ake-Assi d'Andokoi, Ake-Assi Herbarium	10,000	IBAAN	Ivory Coast. Abidjan.
Herbier National De Guinée	9,800	HNG	Guinea. Conakry.	[36]
University of Comoros, National Herbarium of Comoros	8,600	HKM	Comoros. Moroni.	[37]
University of Ouagadougou	8,400	OUA	Burkina Faso. Ouagadougou.
Malkerns Agricultural Research Station, National Herbarium of Swaziland	7,200	SDNH	Eswatini. Manzini.
University of Botswana, Peter Smith University of Botswana Herbarium	2,000	PSUB	Botswana. Maun.	[38]

Asia

Name	No. Specimens	Code	Location	Link
Chinese National Herbarium, (Chinese Academy of Sciences)	2,470,000	PE	People's Republic of China; Xiangshan, Beijing	[39]
Herbarium Bogoriense (Indonesian Institute of Sciences)	2,000,000	BO	Indonesia; Bogor, West Java	[40]
Central National Herbarium, India	2,000,000	CAL	India; Kolkata, West Bengal	[41]
University of Tokyo	1,700,000	TI	Japan; Tokyo	[42]
National Museum of Nature and Science	1,500,000	TNS	Japan; Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture
Kyoto University	1,200,000	KYO	Japan; Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences	1,110,000	KUN	People's Republic of China; Kunming, Yunnan
Georgian Academy of Sciences	1,000,000	TBI	Georgia; Tbilisi
National Academy of Science, Uzbekistan	1,000,000	TASH	Uzbekistan; Tashkent
South China Botanical Garden	1,000,000	IBSC	People's Republic of China; Guangzhou, Guangdong	[43]
Hebrew University	700,000	HUJ	Israel; Jerusalem	[44]
Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences	700,000	NAS	People's Republic of China; Nanjing, Jiangsu
National Center for Natural Sciences and Technology	700,000	HN	Vietnam; Hanoi
Institute of Tropical Biology	150,000	VNM	Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh City	[45]
North West Agriculture and Forestry University	550,000	WUK	People's Republic of China; Yangling, Shaanxi	[46] [47]
Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinica	520,000	IFP	People's Republic of China; Shenyang, Liaoning
Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences	500,000	VLA	Russia; Vladivostok
Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia	500,000	ERE	Armenia; Yerevan
Tomsk State University, P. N. Krylov Herbarium	500,000	TK	Russia; Tomsk
Tohoku University	485,000	TUS	Japan; Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Sichuan University	450,000	SZ	People's Republic of China; Chengdu, Sichuan
Tokyo Metropolitan University	450,000	MAK	Japan; Tokyo
Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan	400,000	BAK	Azerbaijan; Baku
Guangxi Institute of Botany	400,000	IBK	People's Republic of China; Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Hattori Botanical Laboratory	400,000	NICH	Japan; Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture
Hiroshima University	400,000	HIRO	Japan; Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
National Academy of Science, Kyrgyzstan	400,000	FRU	Kyrgyzstan; Bishkek
Forest Research Institute, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education	340,000	DD	India; Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh
M. Utemisov Western Kazakhstanian State University	340,000	PPIU	Kazakhstan; Uralsk
Altai State University, South-Siberian Botanical Garden	300,000	ALTB	Russia; Barnaul
Central Siberian Botanical Garden	300,000	NS, NSK	Russia; Novosibirsk
Ministry of Science, Academy of Sciences	300,000	AA	Kazakhstan; Alma-Ata
Natural History Museum and Institute	300,000	CBM	Japan; Chiba, Chiba Prefecture
Osaka Museum of Natural History	300,000	OSA	Japan; Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Seoul National University	300,000	SNU	South Korea; Seoul
Wuhan University	300,000	WH	People's Republic of China; Wuhan, Hubei
Chongqing Municipal Academy of Chinese Materia Medica	296,000	SM	People's Republic of China; Chongqing, Sichuan
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute	270,000	TAIF	Taiwan; Taipei
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre	259,000	MH	India; Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	[48]
Kanazawa University	250,000	KANA	Japan; Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
National Taiwan University, Herbarium	250,000	TAI	Taiwan; Taipei	[49]
Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Circle	225,000	ASSAM	India; Shillong, Meghalaya
Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences	220,000	HNWP	People's Republic of China; Xining, Qinghai
Plant Pests and Diseases Research Institute	210,000	IRAN	Iran; Tehran
Ankara University	200,000	ANK	Turkey; Ankara
Botanical Institute of the Tajikistan Academy of Sciences	200,000	TAD	Tajikistan; Dushanbe
Chengdu Institute of Biology	200,000	CDBI	People's Republic of China; Chengdu, Sichuan
Guizhou Academy of Sciences	200,000	HGAS	People's Republic of China; Guiyang, Guizhou
Hokkaido University	200,000	SAP	Japan; Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture	[50]
Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden	200,000	MBK	Japan; Kochi, Kōchi Prefecture
St. Xavier's College, Blatter Herbarium	200,000	BLAT	India; Mumbai, Maharashtra	[51]
Shinshu University	200,000	SHIN	Japan; Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture
Southwest Forestry College	200,000	SWFC	People's Republic of China; Kunming, Yunnan
Wuhan Institute of Botany	200,000	HIB	People's Republic of China; Wuhan, Hubei
Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University	200,000	SYS	People's Republic of China; Guangzhou, Guangdong
National Herbarium and Plant laboratories	200,000	KATH	Nepal	[52]
Nanjing University	150,000	N	People's Republic of China; Nanjing, Jiangsu
National Herbarium of Iran, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands	140,000	TARI	Iran, Tehran
Irkutsk State University	130,000	IRKU	Russia; Irkutsk
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden	125,000	HITBC	People's Republic of China; Xishuangbanna
National Herbarium, Islamabad	100,000	NHI	Islamabad, Pakistan
Mongolian Academy of Sciences	100,000	UBA	Mongolia; Ulaanbaatar
Forest Research, development and innovation agency	85,000	BPPI	Indonesia; Bogor, West Java	[53]
Central Herbarium of Tehran University	75,000	TUH	Iran; Tehran	[54]
Andalas University	65,000	UA	Indonesia; Padang, West Sumatra	[55]
Bogor Botanical Garden	50,000	KBR	Indonesia; Bogor, West Java	[56]
Hong Kong Herbarium	46,100	HK	Hong Kong	[57]
Agharkar Research Institute	28,000	AHMA	India; Pune, Maharashtra	[58]
Jeju National University	24,000	JNUB	South Korea; Jeju
French Institute of Pondicherry	22,000	HIFP	India; Pondicherry, Puducherry	[59]
Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre	11,000	BSID	India; Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh	[60]
Herbarium Malangensis	6,901	MALG	Indonesia, East Java, Malang	[61]

Australasia and Oceania

Name	No. Specimens	Code	Location	Link
Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of Victoria	1,500,000	MEL	Australia; South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria	[62]
Australian National Herbarium	1,328,000	CANB	Australia; Canberra, A. C. T.	[63]
Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of New South Wales	1,000,000	NSW	Australia; Sydney, New South Wales	[64]
State Herbarium of South Australia	1,030,000	AD	Australia; Adelaide, South Australia	[65]
Singapore Botanic Gardens	750,000	SING	Singapore	[66]
Queensland Herbarium	730,000	BRI	Australia; Brisbane, Queensland	[67]
Western Australian Herbarium	640,000	PERTH	Australia; Western Australia	[68]
Bishop Museum, Herbarium Pacificum	600,000	BISH	United States; Honolulu, Hawaii	[69]
Landcare Research New Zealand Limited, Allan Herbarium	600,000	CHR	New Zealand; Lincoln	[70]
Auckland War Memorial Museum	330,000	AK	New Zealand; Auckland
Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute, Papua New Guinea National Herbarium	300,000	LAE	Papua New Guinea; Lae
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Herbarium	300,000	HO	Australia; Hobart, Tasmania	[71]
Forest Research Institute Malaysia	250,000	KEP	Malaysia; Kepong, Selangor
Forest Research Center	230,000	SAN	Malaysia; Sandakan, Sabah
Museum of New Zealand	230,000	WELT	New Zealand; Wellington	[72]
Northern Territory Herbarium	200,000	DNA	Australia; Palmerston, Northern Territory	[73]
Philippine National Herbarium	180,000	PNH	Philippines; Manila	[74]
Sarawak Herbarium	160,000	SAR	Malaysia; Kuching, Sarawak
Australian Tropical Herbarium	150,000	CNS	Australia; Cairns, Queensland	[75]
University of Melbourne	130,000	MELU	Australia; Parkville, Victoria
Orange Agricultural Institute, Plant Pathology Herbarium	95,000	DAR	Australia; Orange, New South Wales
N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium, University of New England	90,000	NE	Australia; Armidale, New South Wales	[76]
Herbarium of IRD Nouméa	85,000	NOU	New Caledonia; Nouméa	[77]
Queensland Plant Pathology Herbarium	84,000	BRIP	Australia; Brisbane, Queensland	[78]
Otago Regional Herbarium, University of Otago	72,000	OTA	New Zealand; Dunedin	[79]
National Tropical Botanical Garden	50,000	PTBG	United States; Kalaheo, Kauai, Hawaii	[80]
University of the South Pacific	40,000	SUVA	Fiji; Suva
Solomon Islands National Herbarium	35,000	BSIP	Solomon Islands; Honiara
New Zealand Forest Research Institute (Scion), National Forestry Herbarium	30,000	NZFRI	New Zealand; Rotorua	[81]
University of Waikato Herbarium	22,000	WAIK	New Zealand; Hamilton	[82]
Herbarium of Vanuatu	20,000	PVNH	Vanuatu; Port-Vila	[83]
Musée de Tahiti et des Îles	15,000	PAP	French Polynesia; Punaauia, Tahiti

Europe

For herbaria with fewer than 300,000 specimens, see List of herbaria in Europe.

Name	No. Specimens	Code	Location	Link
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle	9,500,000	P, PC	France; Paris	[84]
Komarov Botanical Institute (Ботанический институт имени В.Л. Комарова)	7,160,000	LE	Russia; St. Petersburg	[85]
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew	7,000,000	K	UK; Kew, England	[86]
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève	6,000,000	G	Switzerland; Geneva	[87]
Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland)	5,700,000	AMD, L, U, WAG	Netherlands; Leiden	[88]
British Museum of Natural History	5,200,000	BM	UK; London, England	[89]
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien	5,000,000	W	Austria; Vienna	[90]
Swedish Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet)	4,400,000	S	Sweden; Stockholm	[91]
Meise Botanic Garden	4,000,000	BR	Belgium, Meise	[92]
Université Montpellier	4,000,000	MPU	France; Montpellier	[93]
Université Claude Bernard	4,000,000	LY	France; Lyon	[94]
Herbarium Haussknecht Friedrich Schiller University Jena	3,500,000	JE	Germany, Jena	[95]
Joint Herbarium of the University of Zurich and the ETH Zurich	3,500,000	Z+ZT	Switzerland, Zurich	[96]
Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universität Berlin	3,000,000	B	Germany, Berlin	[97]
Finnish Museum of Natural History (University of Helsinki)	3,000,000	H	Finland, Helsinki	[98]
Botanische Staatssammlung München	3,000,000	M	Germany, Munich	[99]
University of Copenhagen	2,510,000	C	Denmark, Copenhagen	[100]
Hungarian Natural History Museum - Department of Botany	2,000,000	BP	Budapest, Hungary	[101]
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh	2,000,000	E	UK; Edinburgh, Scotland	[102]
Herbarium Hamburgense	1,800,000	HBG	Germany, Hamburg	[103]
Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt	1,200,000	FR	Germany, Frankfurt	[104]
Moscow State University (Московский государственный университет)	1,011,253	MW	Russia; Moscow	[105], [106]
University of Cambridge	1,000,000	CGE	UK; Cambridge, England	[107]
University of Manchester	1,000,000	MANCH	UK; Manchester, England	[108]
Real Jardín Botánico	850,000	MA	Spain; Madrid	[109]
Universität Göttingen	800,000	GOET	Germany; Göttingen	[110]
Władysław Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences	800,000	IB PAN	Poland; Kraków	[111]
University of Coimbra	800,000	COI	Portugal; Coimbra	[112]
Institut Botànic de Barcelona	700,000	BC	Spain; Barcelona	[113]
Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Grenoble	700,000	GRM	France; Grenoble	[114]
Saint Petersburg University (Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет)	700,000	LECB	Russia; Saint Petersburg
National Botanic Gardens, Ireland	600,000	DBN	Ireland; Dublin	[115]
Main Botanical Garden, Russia (Главный ботанический сад имени Н.В. Цицина)	570,000	MHA	Russia; Moscow
Institut des Herbiers Universitaires de Clermont-Ferrand	550,000	CLF	France; Clermont-Ferrand	[116]
National Museum Wales	550,000	NMW	UK; Cardiff, Wales	[117]
N. I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry (Всероссийский институт растениеводства имени Н.И. Вавилова)	524,000	WIR	Russia; Saint Petersburg
Fielding-Druce Herbarium, University of Oxford	500,000	OXF	UK; Oxford, England	[118]
General Herbarium of the Balkan Peninsula, Natural History Museum of Serbia	490,000	BEO	Serbia; Belgrade	[119]
Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle d'Aix-en-Provence	420,000	AIX	France; Aix-en-Provence	[120]
Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle	400,000	AUT	France; Autun
Muséum Requien	400,000	AV	France; Avignon
Université de Liège	400,000	LG	Belgium; Liège
CABI Bioscience UK Centre	385,000	IMI	UK; Surrey, England	[121]
Jardin Botanique de la Ville de Bordeaux	350,000	BORD	France; Bordeaux
World Museum Liverpool	350,000	LIV	UK; Liverpool, England
South Federal University (Южный Федеральный университет)	328,000	RV, RWBG	Russia; Rostov-on-Don
Arboretum Gaston Allard	300,000	ANG	France; Angers
Jevremovac Botanic Garden	300,000	BEOU	Serbia; Belgrade	[122]
Daubeny Herbarium, University of Oxford	300,000	FHO	UK; Oxford, England	[123]
Institut de Botanique	300,000	STR	France; Strasbourg
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical	300,000	LISC	Portugal; Lisboa
Université Paul Sabatier	300,000	TL	France; Toulouse
Universitat de Barcelona	300,000	BCN	Spain; Barcelona
Universitat de Sevilla	300,000	SEV	Spain; Seville
University of Reading	300,000	RNG	UK; Reading, England	[124]
Budakeszi Herbarium - International Dendrological Foundation	250,000	BK	Hungary; Budakeszi	[125]
Université Libre de Bruxelles	215,000	BRLU	Belgium; Brussels	[126]
Agricultural University - Plovdiv (Аграрен университет - Пловдив)	150,000	SOA	Bulgaria; Plovdiv	[127]
Royal Horticultural Society (RHS Garden Wisley)	140,000	WSY	UK; Wisley, England

North America

Includes herbaria in Central America and the West Indies.

For herbaria with fewer than 200,000 specimens, see List of herbaria in North America.

Name	No. Specimens	Code	Location	Link
New York Botanical Garden	7,800,000	NY	United States; The Bronx, New York City, New York	[128]
Missouri Botanical Garden	6,600,000	MO	United States; St. Louis, Missouri	[129]
Harvard University Herbaria	5,005,000	A, AMES, ECON, FH, GH, NEBC	United States; Cambridge, Massachusetts	[130]
United States National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution	5,000,000	US	United States; Washington, D.C.	[131]
Field Museum	2,700,000	F	United States; Chicago, Illinois	[132]
University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley	2,200,000	UC/JEPS	United States; Berkeley, California	[133]
California Academy of Sciences Herbarium	2,000,000	CAS/DS	United States; San Francisco, California	[134]
University of Michigan Herbarium	1,750,000	MICH	United States; Ann Arbor, Michigan	[135]
Academy of Natural Sciences	1,430,000	PH	United States; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	[136]
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Vascular Plant Herbarium	1,335,000	DAO, DAOM	Canada; Ottawa, Ontario
Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin–Madison	1,200,750	WIS	United States; Madison, Wisconsin	[137]
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	1,120,000	MEXU	Mexico; Mexico City	[138]
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden	1,100,000	RSA/POM	United States; Claremont, California	[139]
University of Texas at Austin	1,006,000	TEX	United States; Austin, Texas	[140]
Botanical Research Institute of Texas	1,001,000	BRIT-SMU-VDB	United States; Fort Worth, Texas	[141]
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico	950,000	ENCB	Mexico; Mexico City	[142]
L.H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium, Cornell University	860,000	BH	United States; Ithaca, New York	[143]
Royal Ontario Museum	860,000	TRT, TRTC	Canada; Toronto, Ontario
Herbier Marie-Victorin, Université de Montréal	850,000	MT	Canada; Montreal, Quebec	[144]
National Herbarium of Canada, Canadian Museum of Nature	838,000	CAN, CANM	Canada; Ottawa, Ontario	[145]
Rocky Mountain Herbarium, University of Wyoming	806,800	RM	United States; Laramie, Wyoming	[146]
United States National Arboretum Herbarium	800,000	NA	United States; Washington, D.C.	[147]
Herbier Louis-Marie, Université Laval	770,000	ULF	Canada; Quebec City, Quebec	[148]
University of North Carolina Herbarium	665,000	NCU	United States; Chapel Hill, North Carolina	[149]
Stanley L. Welsh Herbarium, Brigham Young University	661,100	BRY	United States; Provo, Utah	[150]
University of Washington Herbarium	650,000	WTU	United States; Seattle, Washington	[151]
University of Tennessee Herbarium, University of Tennessee, Knoxville	650,000	TENN	United States; Knoxville, Tennessee	[152]
University of British Columbia Herbarium	560,000	UBC	Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia	[153]
The Ohio State University Herbarium	500,000	OS	United States; Columbus, Ohio	[154]
University of Florida Herbarium, Florida Museum of Natural History	470,000	FLAS	United States; Gainesville, Florida	[155]
Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática Herbarium	400,000	HAC	Cuba; Havana
Marion Ownbey Herbarium, Washington State University	380,000	WS	United States; Pullman, Washington	[156]
Yale University Herbarium, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History	365,000	YU	United States; New Haven, Connecticut	[157]
University of Alberta Herbarium	320,000	ALTA	Canada; Edmonton, Alberta
Pringle Herbarium, University of Vermont	310,400	UVM	United States; Burlington, Vermont	[158]
Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Herbarium	310,000	XAL	Mexico; Xalapa, Veracruz	[159]
UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity Herbarium	300,000	DAV; DAVH; AHUC	United States; Davis, California	[160]
University of Alaska Museum of the North Herbarium, University of Alaska, Fairbanks	270,000	ALA	United States; Fairbanks, Alaska	[161]
Milwaukee Public Museum Herbarium	250,000	MIL	United States; Milwaukee, Wisconsin	[162]
Paul C. Standley Herbarium, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana	240,000	EAP	Honduras; Tegucigalpa	[163]
University of South Florida Herbarium	235,000	USF	United States; Florida	[164]
Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium, Florida State University	220,000	FSU	United States; Tallahassee, Florida	[165]
Herbario Nacional de Costa Rica, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica	215,000	CR	Costa Rica; San José	[166]
E.C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University	200,000	ACAD	Canada; Wolfville, Nova Scotia	[167]
Intermountain Herbarium, Utah State University	260,000	UTC	Utah; Logan, Utah	[168]
Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point	200,000	UWSP	Stevens Point	[169]
Stillinger Herbarium, University of Idaho	200,000	ID	Moscow	[170]

South America

Name	No. Specimens	Code	Location	Link
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro	837,000	RB	Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	[171]
Fundación Miguel Lillo	700,000	LIL	Argentina; Tucumán	[172]
Universidad de Buenos Aires	700,000	BAA, BAF	Argentina; Buenos Aires
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion	650,000	SI	Argentina; Buenos Aires	[173]
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	520,000	R	Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Museo de La Plata	500,000	LP	Argentina; Buenos Aires	[174]
Herbario Nacional Colombiano, Universidad Nacional de Colombia	500,000	COL	Colombia; Bogotá	[175];[176]
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos	500,000	USM	Peru; Lima	[177]
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria	480,000	BAB	Argentina; Buenos Aires
Museu Botânico Municipal	450,000	MBM	Brazil; Curitiba, Paraná
Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela	400,000	VEN	Venezuela; Caracas	[178]
Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste	400,000	CTES	Argentina; Corrientes
Instituto de Botânica	400,000	SP	Brazil; São Paulo, São Paulo	[179]
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba	320,000	CORD	Argentina; Córdoba
Universidade de Brasília	230,000	UB	Brazil; Brasília, Distrito Federal
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia	205,000	INPA	Brazil; Manaus, Amazonas
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador	200,000	QCA	Ecuador; Quito
Universidad de Concepción	170,000	CONC	Chile; Concepción
Embrapa Amazônia Oriental	165,000	IAN	Brazil; Belém, Pará
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi	161,000	MG	Brazil; Belém, Pará
Herbier de Guyane, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)	160,000	CAY	French Guiana; Cayenne
Universidad de Antioquia	160,000	HUA	Colombia; Medellín, Antioquia
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural	145,000	SGO	Chile; Santiago	[180]
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	143,000	UEC	Brazil; Campinas, São Paulo
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul	140,000	ICN	Brazil; Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales	130,000	QCNE	Ecuador; Quito
Universidade de São Paulo	126,000	SPF	Brazil; São Paulo, São Paulo
Instituto Anchietano de Pesquisas/UNISINOS	120,000	PACA	Brazil; São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul
Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul	108,000	HAS	Brazil; Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana	108,000	HUEFS	Brazil; Feira de Santana, Bahia
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais	107,000	BHCB	Brazil; Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Herbario del Oriente Boliviano, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado - Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno	100,000	USZ	Bolivia; Santa Cruz de la Sierra	[181]
Herbario Nacional de Bolivia	100,000	LPB	Bolivia; La Paz
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Universidad de la República	90,000	MVM, MVFA	Uruguay; Montevideo
Departamento de Botânica, Federal University of Paraná	80,000	UPCB	Brazil, Paraná, Curitiba
Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción	80,000	FCQ	Paraguay; San Lorenzo
Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana	50,000	AMAZ	Peru; Iquitos	[182]
Departamento de Botánica, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay	23,000	PY	Paraguay; San Lorenzo
Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná	25,000	HUCP	Brazil, Paraná, Curitiba
Herbario Universidad de Caldas, Universidad de Caldas	22,000	COL	Colombia; Manizales

See also

• List of botanical gardens