Obilje bilja – zbirke Botaničkoga vrta Prirodoslovno-matematičkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (7): Povijesni pregled zbirki papratnjača (Monilophyta; Polypodiopsida; Polypodiophyta)

Authors and affiliation

• Sanja Kovačić Botanical Garden, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 9a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This sequel provides a historical overview of collections of ferns (Monilophyta; Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) grown in the Zagreb Faculty of Science Botanical Garden between 1895 and 2021. Although opinions on the systematics, classification, nomenclature and taxonomy of “true” ferns still diverge greatly, Equisetaceae and Psilotaceae are commonly included. At least 376 taxa of native and cultivated ferns from 29 families have been grown in the Botanical Garden during the last 126 years. Unfortunately, the complete COVID-19-lockdown, devastating earthquakes and weather extremes of 2020, extending to 2021, diminished our collections. Today we are growing 86 taxa within 20 families of ferns and their closest relatives.

Keywords

Zagreb Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, historic plant collections, ferns, horsetails, psilotum

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