National Herbarium of the Netherlands

It was established in 1999 (26 years ago) (1999) through a decentralized merger of the major university herbaria of Leiden (also known as the Rijksherbarium), Utrecht and Wageningen.

The National Herbarium currently consists of two branches: The Utrecht herbarium has been closed and in 2009 its stock was transferred to Leiden, where it is curated by the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre.

It is planned that Naturalis (the Netherlands' Natural History Museum and Centre for Biodiversity) will run the National Herbarium.

"Flora Malesiana" and "Flora of the Guianas" have their seat in Leiden, while the "Flore du Benin" and "Flore du Gabon" are coordinated from Wageningen.

The Herbarium is open to any visitor, professional or amateur, with a legitimate reason to consult the collections.