ZNG Bryophyte Herbarium
Welcome to Türkiye's most comprehensive bryophyte collection
Explore the collection6924+
Number of record
38
Province
565+
Number of species
27+
Collector
About Herbarium
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Bryophyte Herbarium (ZNG) was established in 2009 on the Biology Department floor of the New Additional Building of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Currently, it operates on the Ground Floor of the Faculty of Sciences Building. This herbarium collection contains a total of 10,500 bryophyte specimens. Approximately 7,500 of these specimens have been identified, while 3,000 specimens are still awaiting identification. The majority of our specimens come from collection localities, usually belonging to the Black Sea Region of Türkiye. In addition, the herbarium managers add new specimens collected from the Western Black Sea, Central Anatolia and Marmara regions to our herbarium collection every year. Most importantly, detailed information about the specimens registered in our herbarium can be accessed through an online herbarium database.
Establishment of the Herbarium
Founded under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Güray UYAR
Digital Transformation
The collection has begun to be transferred to digital media
Database change
Switched to new relational database model
News and Announcement
A New Search Infrastructure for Our Herbarium: Elasticsearch Integration Completed
As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the digital infrastructure of our university's herbarium archive, we are pleased to announce the completion of our Elasticsearch-based search engine integration. This advanced system enables users to perform detailed and efficient queries across thousands of specimens using filters such as taxonomy, geographic origin, and collector information. The upgrade aims to significantly improve the effectiveness of academic research and data analysis. With its modern interface and powerful filtering capabilities, the new search system makes our herbarium collection more accessible, functional, and future-ready.
Our herbarium database has started testing.
As a result of long-term renovation work, our new herbarium website, which is more modern and functional, has started test broadcasts.