The French National Herbarium holds approximately 8 million preserved specimens from around the world, particularly from France, Francophone Africa, New Caledonia, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and French Guiana.

It also holds important historical collections, such as Tournefort, Jussieu, Lamarck, Adanson, and those of famous travelers as Bonpland, Michaud, Saint-Hilaire, Richard, D'Orbigny etc.

Data shared with speciesLink refers to material collected in South America.

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MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle (2020). The vascular plants collection (P) at the Herbarium of the Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN - Paris)

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