vTypes Digitization Project
Description: 
A botanical type is a specimen selected to serve as a permanent reference for a newly named species. These specimens are extremely important to the botanical community because they help researchers determine the correct application of a particular name. The herbarium of the Botany Department at The Field Museum holds approximately 33,700 vascular plant type specimens, of which about 27,000 were collected in the New World tropics.
A botanical type is a specimen selected to serve as a permanent reference for a newly named species. These specimens are extremely important to the botanical community because they help researchers determine the correct application of a particular name. The herbarium of the Botany Department at The Field Museum holds approximately 33,700 vascular plant type specimens, of which about 27,000 were collected in the New World tropics.Credits: The vTypes Project at The Field Museum was funded by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2004) and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (2005-2006) to the Department of Environmental and Conservation Programs; and from National Science Foundation grant DBI 0447285 (2006-2007) to the Department of Botany. We are grateful for their support.