Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (PH)

The herbarium of the Academy of Natural Sciences (PH) is the oldest institutional herbarium in the United States. It is a national resource for material from 1750-1850. The diatom herbarium (ANSP) is managed separately.

Curator: Tatyana Livshultz, tl534@drexel.edu
Collection Manager: Chelsea Smith, ans_ph_herbarium@drexel.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 019a3280-a69f-4312-bb30-8556e270f1a5
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 605,867 specimen records
  • 284,123 (47%) georeferenced
  • 595,862 (98%) with images (601,099 total images)
  • 559,652 (92%) identified to species
  • 443 families
  • 5,609 genera
  • 33,300 species
  • 36,090 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acerates (163)
  • Aganonerion (1)
  • Aganosma (5)
  • Alafia (8)
  • Allamanda (25)
  • Alstonia (35)
  • Alyxia (38)
  • Ambelania (1)
  • Amblyanthera (2)
  • Ampelamus (3)
  • Amphineurion (1)
  • Amphistelma (4)
  • Amsonia (251)
  • Anantherix (7)
  • Ancylobothrys (3)
  • Anechites (1)
  • Angadenia (13)
  • Anodendron (9)
  • Apocynum (1850)
  • Araujia (9)
  • Asclepias (4662)
  • Asclepiodora (4)
  • Asketanthera (1)
  • Aspidosperma (24)
  • Astephanus (5)
  • Baissea (29)
  • Beaumontia (3)
  • Blepharodon (15)
  • Bonafousia (1)
  • Boucerosia (1)
  • Brachystelma (1)
  • Callichilia (4)
  • Calostigma (1)
  • Calotropis (26)
  • Cameraria (1)
  • Caralluma (1)
  • Carissa (15)
  • Catharanthus (39)
  • Cerbera (19)
  • Cerberiopsis (1)
  • Ceropegia (8)
  • Chilocarpus (3)
  • Chonemorpha (3)
  • Cinclia (2)
  • Clitandra (4)
  • Condylocarpon (11)
  • Conopharyngia (3)
  • Cosmostigma (1)
  • Couma (2)
  • Cryptolepis (6)
  • Cryptostegia (1)
  • Cycladenia (6)
  • Cyclocotyla (1)
  • Cynanchum (326)
  • Daemia (6)
  • Decalepis (1)
  • Dewevrella (2)
  • Dictyanthus (3)
  • Dictyophleba (1)
  • Dipladenia (3)
  • Diplolepis (1)
  • Diplorhynchus (4)
  • Dischidia (66)
  • Dischidiopsis (1)
  • Ditassa (18)
  • Dregea (5)
  • Dyera (1)
  • Ecdysanthera (5)
  • Echites (76)
  • Enslenia (2)
  • Epicion (1)
  • Epigynum (1)
  • Ervatamia (1)
  • Eustegia (1)
  • Exolobus (2)
  • Farquharia (4)
  • Fimbristemma (1)
  • Fischeria (10)
  • Forsteronia (27)
  • Funastrum (27)
  • Funtumia (15)
  • Glossonema (1)
  • Glossostephanus (2)
  • Gomphocarpus (30)
  • Gonioanthela (1)
  • Gonolobus (199)
  • Gothofreda (2)
  • Gymnanthera (2)
  • Gymnema (9)
  • Haplophyton (9)
  • Hemidesmus (1)
  • Heterostemma (4)
  • Himantostemma (4)
  • Himatanthus (2)
  • Holarrhena (22)
  • Holostemma (1)
  • Hoodia (1)
  • Hoya (49)
  • Huernia (1)
  • Hunteria (8)
  • Ibatia (4)
  • Ichnocarpus (11)
  • Irmischia (1)
  • Isonema (2)
  • Kibatalia (2)
  • Kickxia (1)
  • Kixia (1)
  • Kopsia (11)
  • Lachnostoma (4)
  • Lacmellea (1)
  • Landolphia (34)
  • Laseguea (1)
  • Laubertia (1)
  • Leichhardtia (2)
  • Lepiniopsis (4)
  • Leptadenia (2)
  • Leuconotis (5)
  • Lochnera (2)
  • Lyonsia (1)
  • Macropharynx (1)
  • Macroscepis (2)
  • Macrosiphonia (30)
  • Malouetia (11)
  • Mandevilla (88)
  • Marsdenia (58)
  • Mascarenhasia (3)
  • Matelea (177)
  • Mellichampia (4)
  • Melodinus (12)
  • Mesechites (7)
  • Metalepis (1)
  • Metastelma (83)
  • Micrechites (2)
  • Microloma (3)
  • Microplumeria (1)
  • Mondia (1)
  • Morrenia (4)
  • Motandra (6)
  • Myriopteron (1)
  • Nautonia (2)
  • Neisosperma (3)
  • Neobracea (3)
  • Nephradenia (1)
  • Nerium (44)
  • Ochrosia (11)
  • Odontadenia (16)
  • Oncinotis (15)
  • Orthanthera (1)
  • Orthopichonia (6)
  • Orthosia (7)
  • Oxypetalum (50)
  • Oxystelma (10)
  • Pachypodium (9)
  • Pagiantha (2)
  • Parameria (1)
  • Parquetina (1)
  • Parsonsia (22)
  • Peltastes (2)
  • Pentalinon (31)
  • Pentarrhinum (2)
  • Pentasachme (1)
  • Pentasacme (3)
  • Pentatropis (4)
  • Pergularia (3)
  • Periglossum (1)
  • Periploca (49)
  • Petchia (3)
  • Phaeostemma (1)
  • Pherotrichis (1)
  • Philibertella (7)
  • Philibertia (30)
  • Pinochia (2)
  • Pleiocarpa (3)
  • Pleioceras (3)
  • Plumeria (40)
  • Podostigma (1)
  • Polyotus (12)
  • Pottsia (5)
  • Prestonia (19)
  • Pseudibatia (1)
  • Pteralyxia (3)
  • Pycnobotrya (3)
  • Raphionacme (2)
  • Raphistemma (1)
  • Rauvolfia (91)
  • Rejoua (1)
  • Rhabdadenia (34)
  • Rhazya (2)
  • Rhodocalyx (1)
  • Rhyncharrhena (1)
  • Riocreuxia (1)
  • Rothrockia (2)
  • Roulinia (6)
  • Rouliniella (4)
  • Saba (5)
  • Sarcolobus (2)
  • Sarcostemma (21)
  • Schistogyne (3)
  • Schizoglossum (3)
  • Schizozygia (2)
  • Schubertia (1)
  • Secamone (19)
  • Secondatia (5)
  • Sisyranthus (1)
  • Skytanthus (2)
  • Solenostemma (2)
  • Spirolobium (2)
  • Stapelia (7)
  • Stathmostelma (1)
  • Stemmadenia (10)
  • Stephanotis (2)
  • Streptocaulon (6)
  • Streptotrachelus (1)
  • Strophanthus (28)
  • Tabernaemontana (118)
  • Tabernanthe (1)
  • Tacazzea (2)
  • Tassadia (12)
  • Telosma (1)
  • Thenardia (4)
  • Thevetia (40)
  • Thyrsanthella (3)
  • Thyrsanthus (1)
  • Tonduzia (3)
  • Toxocarpus (10)
  • Trachelospermum (73)
  • Trachomitum (1)
  • Turrigera (1)
  • Tweedia (1)
  • Tylophora (17)
  • Urceola (13)
  • Urechites (1)
  • Urostephanus (1)
  • Vahadenia (1)
  • Vailia (1)
  • Vallaris (2)
  • Vallesia (17)
  • Vinca (230)
  • Vincetoxicum (57)
  • Voacanga (15)
  • Willughbeia (10)
  • Wrightia (12)
  • Xysmalobium (2)