Open AccessThe fungal collection of the Jagiellonian University Herbarium (KRA), Kraków, Poland
Author(s) -
Anna Maria Ociepa,
Szymon Zubek,
Piotr Mleczko
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
mycotaxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.366
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2154-8889
pISSN - 0093-4666
DOI - 10.5248/120.127
Subject(s) - herbarium , biology , zoology , botany
The paper presents a short history of the mycological collection of the Jagiellonian University Herbarium (KRA, Kraków, Poland). The Herbarium holds over 22,000 specimens, including some interesting European and extra-European fungal exsiccata. One of the most valuable fungal collections (including many type specimens) in the Herbarium is that containing Javanese fungi gathered by Marian Raciborski at the end of 19th century