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Creator:

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Director:

Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957  Search this

Dockstader, Frederick J.  Search this

Names:

Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition 1930  Search this

Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)  Search this

Hendricks-Hodge Expedition (1917-1923).  Search this

Huntington Free Library  Search this

Hyde Exploring Expedition (1902-1903)  Search this

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research  Search this

Collector:

Barrett, S. A. (Samuel Alfred), 1879-1965  Search this

Churchill, Clara G.  Search this

Churchill, Frank C. (Frank Carroll), 1850-1912  Search this

Davis, Edward H., b. 1862  Search this

Emmons, George Thornton  Search this

Gridley, Marion E. (Marion Eleanor), 1906-1974  Search this

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond), 1882-1971  Search this

Harvey, Byron  Search this

Harvey, Fred  Search this

Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956  Search this

Johnson, Frederick, 1904-1994  Search this

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956  Search this

Lothrop, S. K. (Samuel Kirkland), 1892-1965  Search this

Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924  Search this

Skinner, Alanson, 1886-1925  Search this

Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950  Search this

Stiles, William F., 1912-1980  Search this

Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954  Search this

Waterman, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1885-1936  Search this

Wildschut, William  Search this

Former owner:

Burnett, Edwin K.  Search this

Force, Roland W.  Search this

Extent:

400 Linear feet

Culture:

Indians of North America  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Administrative records

Photographs

Annual reports

Field notes

Correspondence

Ledgers (account books)

Minutes

Date:

1890-1998

Summary:

These records document the governance and programmatic activities of the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation (MAI) from its inception in 1904 until its sublimation by the Smithsonian Institution in 1990. The types of materials present in this collection include personal and institutional correspondence, individual subject files, minutes and annual reports, financial ledgers, legal records, expedition field notes, research notes, catalog and object lists, publications, clippings, flyers, maps, photographs, negatives and audio-visual materials. These materials span a varied range of subjects relating to the activities of the museum which are more fully described on the series level.

Scope and Contents:

These records document the governance and programmatic activities of the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation (MAI) from its inception in 1904 until its sublimation by the Smithsonian Institution in 1990. The types of materials present in this collection include personal and institutional correspondence, individual subject files, minutes and annual reports, financial ledgers, legal records, expedition field notes, research notes, catalog and object lists, publications, clippings, flyers, maps, photographs, negatives and audio-visual materials. These materials span a varied range of subjects relating to the activities of the museum which are more fully described on the series level.

Arrangement:

The MAI, Heye Foundation records have been arranged into 21 series and 50 subseries: Series 1: Directors, 1908-1990 (1.1: George Gustav Heye, 1863-1962, 1.2: Edwin K. Burnett, 1943-1960, 1.3: Frederick Dockstader, 1950-1976, 1.4: Alexander F. Draper, 1972-1977, 1.5:Roland W. Force, 1963-1990, 1.6: George Eager, Assistant Director, 1977-1990) Series 2: Board of Trustees, 1916-1990 (2.1: Board of Trustee Minutes, 1916-1990, 2.2: Individual Board Correspondence, 1943-1990, 2.3: Subject Files, 1917-1990) Series 3: Administrative, 1916-1989 (3.1: Subject Files, 1904-1991, 3.2: Personnel, 1956-1991, 3.3: Legal, 1900-1989, 3.4: Task Force, 1976-1986, 3.5: George Abrams, 1980-1991) Series 4: Financial, 1916-1990 (4.1: Ledgers, 1900-1962, 4.2: Correspondence, 1905-1985, 4.3: Subject Files, 1916-1990) Series 5: Expeditions, 1896-1973Series 6: Collectors, 1872-1981Series 7: Registration, 1856-1993Series 8: Collections Management, 1937-1988Series 9: Curatorial, 1963-1990 (9.1: Curatorial Council, 1973-1990, 9.2: Gary Galante, 1979-1991, 9.3: Mary Jane Lenz, 1974-1994, 9.4: James G. E. Smith, 1963-1990, 9.5: U. Vincent Wilcox, 1968-1984, 9.6: Anna C. Roosevelt, 1973-1988) Series 10: Exhibits, 1923-1991 (10.1: MAI Exhibits, 1923-1990, 10.2: Non-MAI Exhibits, 1937-1991) Series 11: Public Programs, 1935-1990Series 12: Publications, 1904-1994 (12.1: Annual Reports, 1917-1989, 12.2: Publications by MAI, 1904-1990, 12.3: Publications by Other Sources, 1881-1990, 12.4: Administration, 1920-1988, 12.5: Archival Set of Official Publications, 1907-1976) Series 13: Public Affairs, 1938-1991Series 14: Development, 1927-1991 (14.1: Administration, 1979-1990, 14.2: Donors, 1978-1990, 14.3: Fundraising, 1973-1990, 14.4: Grants, 1970-1990, 14.5: Subject Files, 1976-1990) Series 15: Other Departments, 1914-1990 (15.1: Archives, 1914-1990, 15.2: Conservation, 1972-1989, 15.3: Education, 1921-1990, 15.4: Indian Information Center, 1977-1989, 15.5: Museum Shop, 1947-1989, 15.6: Photography, 1918-1990, 15.7: Physical Anthropology, 1919-1956) Series 16: Huntington Free Library, 1926-1991Series 17: Museum Relocation, 1969-1992 (17.1: Subject Files, 1979-1990, 17.2: American Museum of Natural History, 1980-1987, 17.3: Dallas, Texas, 1984-1987, 17.4: Smithsonian Institution, 1979-1990, 17.5: U.S. Custom House, 1977-1990, 17.6: Other Locations, 1974-1987) Series 18: MediaSeries 19: PhotographsSeries 20: Miscellaneous, 1837-1990Series 21: Oversize, 1873-1972 (21.1: Maps, 1873-1975, 21.2: Miscellaneous, 1884-1982)

History of the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation:

The Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation was established by wealthy collector George Gustav Heye in 1908. Heye began collecting American Indian artifacts as early as 1897 and his collection rapidly increased over the next several years. Based in New York, Heye bought collections and documentary photographs, sponsored expeditions, and traveled and collected items himself. In addition, once MAI was established he sponsored numerous expeditions across the Western Hemisphere, including North American, Canada, South America and Central America.

From 1908 to 1917 Heye housed his artifacts on temporary loan at the University of Pennsylvania's University Museum, Pennsylvania, in lofts on East 33rd Street in New York City, and at other depositories. In 1917, the collections moved from his apartment to their permanent museum location at Audubon Terrace, at 155th Street and Broadway in New York City. The museum, containing ethnographic and archaeological collections from North, Central and South America, opened to the public in 1922. Less than ten years later, Heye completed a storage facility in the Pelham Bay area of the Bronx, known as the Research Branch. Heye served as Chairman of the Board and Museum Director until his death in 1957. After growing concern about the financial and other management of the collections came to a head, the museum became part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1989 and in 1994 opened exhibit space in the U.S. Customs House at Bowling Green near New York City's Battery Park. The Cultural Resources Center in Suitland, Maryland later opened in 1999 and the main Washington, DC museum opened in 2004.

Please visit the following links for more information about the history of the museum; History of the Collection, Collections Overview, and Significance of the Collection. Moreover, for information about how the museum currently cares for and exhibits the collection, please see the Conservation department and recent entries regarding Exhibitions and Conservation on the NMAI Blog. In addition, see portions of the NMAI Archive Center's collections highlighted in the SIRIS Blog.

Related Materials:

In 2004, the Huntington Fee Library, once part of the MAI/Heye Foundation, was transferred to the Cornell University Library Rare Book and Manuscript Collection. While this collection mainly contained books, it also contained a significant amount of archival materials. The Huntington Free Library's Native American Collection contains outstanding materials documenting the history, culture, languages, and arts of the native tribes of both North and South America, as well as contemporary politics and human rights issues are also important components of the collection. Further information about the collection and links to finding aids can be found here: rmc.library.cornell.edu/collections/HFL_old.html.

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Rights:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.

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Indians of South America  Search this

Indians of Central America  Search this

Pre-Columbian objects  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

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Ethnological expeditions  Search this

Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this

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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Canada  Search this

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Guatemala  Search this

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Haiti  Search this

Genre/Form:

Administrative records

Photographs

Annual reports

Field notes

Correspondence

Ledgers (account books)

Minutes

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation Records, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.001

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Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv412df8cf1-44c0-41fd-9101-eefb477e5aef

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-001

Collection Collector:

Robinson, Franklin A., Jr., 1959- (actor)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Quinn, Terry (photographer)  Search this

Container:

Box 39, Folder 11

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1950

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but negatives and audiovisuial materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Some papers of living persons are restricted. Access to restricted portions may be arranged by request to the donor. Gloves required for unprotected photographs. Viewing film portions of the collection and listening to LP recording requires special appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

The Archives Center does not own exclusive rights to these materials. Copyright for all materials is retained by the donor, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr.; permission for commercial use and/or publication may be requested from the donor through the Archives Center. Military Records for Franklin A. Robinson (b. 1932) and correspondence from Richard I. Damalouji (1961-2014) are restricted; written permission is needed to research these files. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

The Robinson and Via Family Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Preservation of the 8mm films in this collection was made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Film Preservation Fund.

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Robinson and Via Family Papers

Robinson and Via Family Papers / Series 2: Robinson Family / 2.6: Robinson, Franklin A. / 2.6.1: Correspondence, diaries, personal ephemera

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c69fd212-5fa6-426e-8f82-ac71a4266346

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0475-ref167

Creator:

Smithsonian Libraries  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-06-24T17:15:35.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Library science  Search this

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SmithsonianLibraries

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianLibraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_AcqiYwlD8cw

Creator:

Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2010-12-03T23:05:25.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

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americanartmuseum

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

YouTube Channel:

americanartmuseum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_ioPO57FjVZI

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Caribbean Sea  Search this

Vessel:

Oregon II  Search this

Tl - Length:

5 mm

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Larvae

Place:

Haiti, Atlantic

Collection Date:

12 Jul 1972 to 9 Aug 1972

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Elopomorpha, Anguilliformes, Congroidei, Congridae, Bathymyrinae

Published Name:

Ariosoma

Accession Number:

2089724

USNM Number:

469821

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/337dd84e3-c9fa-4d2b-9253-20c6b9f4420c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16905740

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-07-15T15:29:03.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolkways

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_6pzmOW1378E

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-09-23T14:50:34.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolkways

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_84i-vAx_nHs

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-10-16T16:09:35.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolkways

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Bna7_q8clPI

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-05-14T15:30:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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smithsonianchannel

Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_KYGSppUps_I

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-01-13T20:56:43.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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smithsonianchannel

Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_lNiyWKYhUrc

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2011-06-23T17:02:18.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolklife

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_U3j2cnLp8sg

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Erik L. Ekman  Search this

Min. Elevation:

300  Search this

Place:

Massif du Nord, Hinche, Morne Pedregal., Haiti, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

6 May 1926

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Salicaceae Salicoideae

Published Name:

Prockia crucis P. Browne ex L.

Barcode:

01198861

Other Numbers:

Work Unit : 0587

USNM Number:

1410052

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

GPI : Historical Collections

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3235327ce-5a64-4310-8b59-915755dce75d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11024544

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Erik L. Ekman  Search this

Max. Elevation:

900  Search this

Min. Elevation:

900  Search this

Place:

Massif du Nord, Anse-à-Foleur, top of M. Colombot. [Morne Colombeau.], Haiti, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

20 Jun 1925

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Salicaceae Samydoideae

Published Name:

Laetia procera (Poepp.) Eichler

Barcode:

01199001

Other Numbers:

Work Unit : 0595

USNM Number:

1410431

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

GPI : Historical Collections

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/391b45f62-6417-4e5a-b647-e41b55511538

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11026764

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Erik L. Ekman  Search this

Place:

Grand-Goave, Massif de la Hotte, road Carrefour-Fauché to Trouin., Ouest, Haiti, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

16 Apr 1926

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Salicaceae Samydoideae

Published Name:

Zuelania guidonia (Sw.) Britton & Millsp.

Barcode:

01199051

Other Numbers:

Work Unit : 0597

USNM Number:

1412778

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

GPI : Historical Collections

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3103df697-25cd-45d2-93ed-4d8b9b7728c3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11027093

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Erik L. Ekman  Search this

Place:

Massif de La Hotte, Trouin to Carrefour-Fauche., Sud, Haiti, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

10 Nov 1924

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Salicaceae Samydoideae

Published Name:

Zuelania guidonia (Sw.) Britton & Millsp.

Barcode:

01199052

Other Numbers:

Work Unit : 0597

USNM Number:

1410467

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

GPI : Historical Collections

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/371ba3cf3-15e8-4a54-b64a-a26e2a2b2cb4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11027095

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Erik L. Ekman  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1300  Search this

Place:

Indiæ Occidentalis. Hispaniola. Massif de la Selle, Croix-des-Bouquets, Badeau, slope towards Camp-Franc., Haiti, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

22 Feb 1927

Taxonomy:

Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hypnales Meteoriaceae

Published Name:

Meteorium sinuatum (Müll. Hal.) Mitt.

Barcode:

04593404

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Botany

Bryophytes and Lichens

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36c0e9112-db99-419e-b254-ebed09d1f83e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16515496

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

Charles R. Orcutt  Search this

Place:

Port Salut, Sud, Haiti, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

1 Jul 1929

Taxonomy:

Plantae Rhodophyta Gigartinales Solieriaceae

Published Name:

Wurdemannia miniata (Spreng.) Feldmann & G. Hamel

Wurdemannia setacea Harv.

Barcode:

00527513

USNM Number:

79960

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Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/340a4c5a0-f59f-46e4-8c98-6ae66e7abf19

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2237695

Biogeographical Region:

Tropical West Atlantic  Search this

Collector:

C. H. Arndt  Search this

Place:

Petit Goave Bay, Ouest, Haiti, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

Apr 1928

Taxonomy:

Plantae Rhodophyta Rhodymeniales Rhodymeniaceae

Published Name:

Coelothrix irregularis (Harv.) Børgesen

Barcode:

00306837

USNM Number:

3993

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Botany

Algae

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ea8da017-735b-417d-9e24-a95f15b14c36

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2273974

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Clifford M. Wetmore  Search this

Henry Andrew Imshaug  Search this

Max. Elevation:

1615  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Elfin woodland type of mist forest  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1615  Search this

Place:

Along road from foret des pins to savane-zombie, Ouest, Haiti, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

15 Jul 1958

Taxonomy:

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Parmeliaceae

Published Name:

Hypotrachyna imbricatula (Zahlbr.) Hale

Barcode:

00357172

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Botany

Bryophytes and Lichens

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/343c63aaf-f01d-4022-bf82-055f289f86f7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2601966

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Erik L. Ekman  Search this

Max. Elevation:

1550  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1550  Search this

Type Citation:

Urban, I. & Ekman, E. L. 1930. Ark. Bot. 23a (5): 83.

Type Status:

Isotype

Place:

Massif de La Hotte, Torbec, Morne Formon., Haiti, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

29 Dec 1926

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Salicaceae Salicoideae

Published Name:

Banara hotteana Urb. & Ekman

Barcode:

00114699

Other Numbers:

fiche number : 0564/A01

USNM Number:

1303795

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Type Register

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aaf70319-433c-4922-8fc5-653fa1a9d9b1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2127070