S. B. Gorski’s Bryological Collection in the Herbarium of Vilnius University

Ilona Jukonienė,Monika Subkaitė,Aurika Ričkienė,Mindaugas Rasimavičius

doi:10.5586/asbp.3588

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Abstract

Stanisław Batys Gorski (1802–1864) was a pharmacist, botanist, and entomologist. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, he headed the Vilnius University Botanical Garden and lectured on botany at the Imperial University of Vilnius and the Vilnius Medical and Surgical Academy. It is a known fact that the Herbarium of Vilnius University (WI) contains Gorski’s largest collection of vascular plants. In 2016, the nineteenth-century collection of bryophytes in WI was analyzed. The analysis of handwriting on specimen labels, as well as their style, showed that more than half of the collection had been compiled by Gorski. The purpose of this study is to present Gorski’s reassembled bryological collection, which contains 729 specimens of bryophytes and is stored in the Herbarium of Vilnius University.

Highlights

Stanisław Batys Gorski (1802–1864) was born in the village of Dvurce, Grodno Province, Brest district, in present-day Belarus
The purpose of this study is to present Gorski’s reassembled bryological collection, which contains 729 specimens of bryophytes and is stored in the Herbarium of Vilnius University
In 1820–1825, he studied at the Imperial Vilnius University, majoring in botany and zoology in the first year and medicine in the latter part of his studies

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Piotr Otręba

Publication history Received: 2018-01-23 Accepted: 2018-07-12 Published: 2018-09-27. Handling editor Krzysztof Spalik, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland. Authors’ contributions IJ: research design, revision and analysis of the collection, preparation of the manuscript; MR: reassembling of the collection, analysis of the labels, preparation of the manuscript; AR: analysis of Gorski’s botanical activities and plant collections, preparation of the manuscript; MS: revision and analysis of the collection, table preparation. Gorski’s Bryological Collection in the Herbarium of Vilnius University. Digital signature This PDF has been certified using digital signature with a trusted timestamp to assure its origin and integrity. A verification trust dialog appears on the PDF document when it is opened in a compatible PDF reader. If the certificate is missing or invalid it is recommended to verify the article on the journal website

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Findings

Plant material collected by Gorski