Abstract
The herbarium of Ignaz Dorfler (1866–1950), an Austrian botanist, plant collector and trader, was acquired by the Botanical Museum Berlin (B) in 1990 and has now been incorporated into the general herbarium. Dorfler's herbarium comprises c. 5500 specimens, including 203 types, almost exclusively collected by himself on the Balkan Peninsula and in Central Europe. The type material is listed in detail and 21 names are lectotypified. In addition, a brief biography of Dorfler is presented.
Highlights
Among the numerous collections acquired by the herbarium of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin (B) over the last decades the private herbarium of Ignaz Dörfler stands out – firstly because of its focus on vascular plants of the Balkan Peninsula, notably Albania, and, secondly, because of the considerable amount of type material
It should be noted that prior to this acquisition a small number of specimens collected by Dörfler already existed in the Berlin herbarium
These had mainly belonged to the private herbarium of Joseph Bornmüller (Wagenitz 1960) and are not being dealt with here
Summary
Among the numerous collections acquired by the herbarium of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin (B) over the last decades the private herbarium of Ignaz Dörfler stands out – firstly because of its focus on vascular plants of the Balkan Peninsula, notably Albania, and, secondly, because of the considerable amount of type material. K. Botanisches Institut of Vienna University alone is reported to have received more than 13 000 specimens from Dörfler, partly collected by him, partly collected by others and distributed by him through his various exsiccata series (Schönbeck-Temesy 1992).
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