Incorporation of the Kansas State University Fungus Collection into the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium

堪萨斯州立大学(KSU)植物标本馆的真菌于1999年3月捐赠给纽约植物园(NYBG)。这个标本馆由大约32,000个标本组成，其中大约一半属于已出版的、分布广泛的、统一的重复标本集。剩下的大约16,000个是独一无二的标本。NYBG将把单胞菌纳入其真菌标本库，并将复制品提供给其他机构。堪萨斯州立大学真菌标本馆的合并将涉及将单份标本与重复标本分离、修复、数据库、命名更新和将保留的标本归档。根据以往的经验，这项工作大约需要3200个工时，或两名F.T.E.策展助理，为期一年。目前，KSU标本储存在NYBG密封的装运箱中，因为缺乏存放未同化标本的标本箱空间。存放在标准标本箱之外的真菌标本有可能受到霉菌和虫害的破坏。因此，尽快将KSU标本纳入NYBG真菌标本馆是当务之急。1997年秋天，NYBG将开始建造一座新的植物科学大楼，那里将容纳整个植物标本馆和图书馆，这些藏品将于1999年搬到新大楼。如果科罗拉多州立大学的标本在搬迁前已被合并，将极大地方便在新建筑中安排真菌标本的规划。

The fungi from the Kansas State University (KSU) herbarium were donated to the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in March, 1999. This herbarium consists of approximately 32,000 specimens of which about half belong to published and widely distributed, uniform sets of duplicate specimens. The remaining approximately 16,000 are unicate specimens. NYBG will incorporate the unicates into its fungal herbarium, and to offer the duplicates to other institutions. Incorporation of the Kansas State University fungus herbarium will involve segregation of unicate from duplicate specimens, repair, databasing, nomenclatural updating and filing of specimens to be retained. Based on previous experience, this work will require approximately 3200 person-hours, or two F.T.E. Curatorial Assistants for one year. Currently the KSU specimens are stored at NYBG in sealed shipping boxes, because of a lack of herbarium case space for unassimilated specimens. Fungal specimens stored outside of standard herbarium cases are at risk of damage from mold and insect infestation. Therefore it is imperative to incorporate the KSU specimens into the NYBG fungal herbarium cases as soon as possible. In the fall of 1997, the NYBG will begin construction of a new Plant Sciences Building, which will house the entire herbarium and library, and the collections will be moved to the new building in 1999. Planning for the arrangement of the fungal herbarium in the new building will be greatly facilitated if the KSU specimens have been incorporated before the herbarium is moved.