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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Herbarium (FTG)

Fairchild is dedicated to exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants. We are one of the premier conservation and education-based gardens in the world and a recognized international leader in both Florida and international conservation. Currently Fairchild has field programs in over 20 countries including support to protected areas in Madagascar and Africa and botanic garden development and renovation projects in South and Central America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.
Contacts: Dr. Brett Jestrow, Curator of the Herbarium., bjestrow@fairchildgarden.org
Homepage: http://www.fairchildgarden.org/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Collection Statistics
  • 138 specimen records
  • 138 (100%) georeferenced
  • 138 (100%) with images (138 total images)
  • 113 (82%) identified to species
  • 15 families
  • 30 genera
  • 80 species
  • 82 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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