History of the herbarium | Plantentuin Meise
The herbarium of Meise Botanic Garden has a rich history and dates back to 1826. Since then, we have built up a worldwide collection with a focus on Belgium, tropical Africa, and Latin America, supplemented with collections from South-Western Europe.
History of the herbarium | Plantentuin Meise To the cookie settings To the main content To the footer History of the herbarium Centuries of collecting The herbarium of Meise Botanic Garden has a rich history and dates back to 1871. Since then, we have built up a worldwide collection with a focus on Belgium, tropical Africa, and Latin America, supplemented with collections from South-Western Europe. Our herbarium is the pre-eminent reference collection for the Central African Flora. No less than 85% of the specimens ever collected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi are
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