Lichens
- Dr. Francois Lutzoni, Curator of Lichens
- Ms. Molly McMullen, Herbarium Data Manager
- Ms. Connie Robertson, Curatorial Associate
Lichen Herbarium Phone:
(+1) 919 660 7300
Biology Department FAX: (919) 660-7293
The Duke lichen herbarium saw its origin in the collecting activities of Alexander Evans of Yale University during late 1940s to early 1950s. Evans, also a hepaticologist of considerable repute, concentrated on the lichen genus Cladonia which formed the nexus for the Duke lichen herbarium. William L. Culberson joined the Department of Botany in 1955 and in 1957, was instrumental in arranging the purchase of most of the herbarium of J. Harmand (author of the 5-vol. Lichens de France) and, in 1965, the herbarium of Johan J. Havaas, a well-known Norwegian lichenologist. Subsequent growth of the lichen herbarium has been through the activities of W. L. Culberson and students. The scientific value of the lichen collection has been greatly increased by extensive chemical annotations of some 12,000 collections in the herbarium, largely through the continuing effort of Chicita F. Culberson. Francois Lutzoni joined the Department of Biology in 2001 and assumed curatorship of the lichen collection. Training in lichenology is once again thriving in the department, with increased collecting activity by F. Lutzoni, postdocs, and students.
The collection consists of about 150,000 lichen specimens including 550 types. It is focused mainly on collections of Cladoniaceae and Parmeliaceae. About 12.000 specimens of the Harmand's collection are exsiccates of Arnold, Desmazieres, Faurie, Flagey, Fries E., Fries Th., Funck, Harmand, Hepp, Leighton, Lojka, Malbranche, Mereschkowsky, Nylander, Olivier, Roumeguere, Schaerer, Zahlbruckner, and Zwackh. Almost 10,000 specimen records can be searched online. >>>Catalog of Lichens <<<
Geographic focus: southeastern United States, Iceland, Europe, western Australia, South Korea.
Link to Francois Lutzoni's lab page (lichenology and phylogenetics)
- Information for visitors
- Consultation and loan of specimens
- Destructive sampling policy
- Accessioning and exchange policy
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