Botany
Historical herbaria
The Botany branch is home to historic enclosed herbaria of international importance and of invaluable scientific value. They are called “closed” because they are preserved in the size and structure in which they were originally acquired.
Anonymous Tuscan Herbarium formerly Herbarium Merini (1543-45) – one of the first herbaria in the world
Herbarium Cesalpino (1563) – the first systematic herbarium in the world
Herbarium Micheli-Targioni (Early 1700 - Mid 1800)
Herbarium Webb (Late 1700 - Late 1800)
Herbarium Beccari of Malaysia (1865-1878)
Herbarium Beccari delle Palme (end 1800 - first half 1900)
Herbarium Pichi Sermolli (1900)