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<div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><font size="3">The second annual report from Index Herbariorum is now available for download: </font></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><font size="3"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__http__sweetgum.nybg.org_science_docs_The-2520Worlds-2520Herbaria-25202017-25203-2520Jan-25202018.pdf&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=F94TVjA4-plDsU_ZYtbWRGMR340NLm0zjJpuwm-NUB0&s=yxkRjAxnY0q2Q00K4N6BTMxx0I7kP1Pe52RU1r8FN_s&e=">http://http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/The%20Worlds%20Herbaria%202017%203%20Jan%202018.pdf</a></font></div>
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<font size="3">It is also linked in my email footer and the annual reports from 2016 and 2017 are archived on the Index Herbariorum website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__sweetgum.nybg.org_science_ih_&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=F94TVjA4-plDsU_ZYtbWRGMR340NLm0zjJpuwm-NUB0&s=4qnjWSRv4fXsYvXB_AKmbkm6HstTbI5GKwyPu8BrHHs&e=" target="_blank">http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/</a></font>
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<div><font size="3">In a nutshell, the report states there are currently 3001 active herbaria containing <span style="font-family: Helvetica;">387,007,790 specimens. These </span></font><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">herbaria are
found in 176 countries. Associated with these herbaria are 12,174 staff members and other affiliates.</span></div>
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<div style="font-size:13.600000381469727px">Dr. Barbara M. Thiers</div>
<div style="font-size:13.600000381469727px">Vice President</div>
<div style="font-size:13.600000381469727px">Patricia K. Holmgren Director</div>
<div style="font-size:13.600000381469727px">William and Lynda Steere Herbarium</div>
<div style="font-size:13.600000381469727px">The New York Botanical Garden</div>
<div style="font-size:13.600000381469727px">President-Elect, SPNHC</div>
<div style="font-size:13.600000381469727px">Editor, <i>Index Herbariorum</i></div>
<div style="font-size:13.600000381469727px">2900 Southern Blvd.</div>
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<div style="font-size:13.600000381469727px">Download the 2017 Report on the World's Herbaria:<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__http-3A__sweetgum.nybg.org_science_docs_The-2520Worlds-2520Herbaria-25202017-25203-2520Jan-25202018.pdf&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=F94TVjA4-plDsU_ZYtbWRGMR340NLm0zjJpuwm-NUB0&s=d1-MgZVKYFFC5MnAFR6de7jlVd_vZ_AkqWUOb2DpFl0&e=">http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/The%20Worlds%20Herbaria%202017%203%20Jan%202018.pdf</a><br>
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