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===Storytelling with IndExs===


You may know '''[http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de/ IndExs - Index of exsiccatae]'''. IndExs is a service to detect and identify exsiccatae and exsiccata-like specimen series in herbaria and learn more about their role, history and cultural circumstances. 

For details see [https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/About.jsp IndExs Introduction Page] and the Wikipedia Articles [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndExs_%E2%80%93_Index_of_Exsiccatae IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/exsiccata Exsiccata]

In the following there is a collection of short stories on exsiccatae using information received by using the [https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/index.jsp IndExs Search interface]. The stories are thought to be an inspiration for communication officers and might facilitate storytelling approaches with IndExs.

But at first some key numbers to describe the growing content of IndExs with the underlying databases which use moduls of the Diversity Workbench (CETAF ISTC contribution, 2025-04-07, see [https://istc.cetaf.org/images/0/04/03_Seifert-ISTC-2025-04-07.pdf here]): 

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|*2,454 exsiccata series
|*1,972 exsiccata series with example images
|*only c. 33 series are in progress
|*18-20 million exsiccata specimens are integrated in herbarium collections
|*>110 herbaria with image examples of exsiccata specimens are included in IndExs 
|*1,363 persons act as exsiccata editors
|*580 exsiccata editors have EN Wikipedia articles, all citing IndExs records, see [https://linkcount.toolforge.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&page=Exsiccata Exsiccata linkcount] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Exsiccata?hidetrans=1&hideimages=1 Exsiccata - linked pages]
|*913 exsiccata series are found in the herbarium collection M (other herbaria will have more)
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1. '''Early Exsiccatae in bound volumes for sale'''

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|Herbarium portatile 
|[https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=2147199907 Jan, Herb. Port.] 1820
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Jan Georgio Jan] 
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Jan offered herbaria and exsiccatae for purchase to scientific academies and princely courts (luxus editions), e.g. on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Vienna Congress of Vienna] 1815, where he made a deal with the Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. In herbaria those luxus editions are often stored in the original bound volumes, see online list of BM exsiccatae.

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... ''for other thematically similar series with e.g., "Alp" in the titles or search for editor "Mueller" and "Renquist" to find series sold for educational purposes'' 


2. '''Notable botanists of the 19th century with widely distributed series and funded digitisation projects today'''

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|Hepaticae Europaeae. Die Lebermoose Europa's unter Mitwirkung mehrer namhafter Botaniker
|[https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=464504064 Gottsche & Rabenhorst, Hepat. Eur.] 1863-1879
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlob_Ludwig_Rabenhorst Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst]
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The well-known botanist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlob_Ludwig_Rabenhorst Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst], expert for cryptogamic plants and fungi issued more than 20 series (with many collectors and high editions). He cooperated with namely botanists as co-editors like Alexander Braun, Ernst Stizenberger und Carl Moritz Gottsche. A current project  funded by the BioDATA Program of GBIF digitised one of his series (originally distributed as bound volumes) with liverworts in Kiew herbarium (CWU). Information on digitised bounded volumes [https://karazin.ua/en/nauka/scientific-collaboration/biolohiia/dydzhytalizatsiia-kolektsii-herbariiu-kharkivskoho-natsiona/ here] and [https://www.gbif.org/dataset/0cb31d3e-b730-4d8f-8397-cb41b5215cd2 here]

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... ''for "notable" editors with stories'' (editors with EN Wikipedia articles are listed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Exsiccata?hidetrans=1&hideimages=1 here])


3. '''Stories on international scientific cooperations behind labels like "Flora Texana exsiccata"''' 

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|Lindheimer Flora Texana exsiccata
|[http://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=1874209407 Engelmann, Gray & Lindheimer, Lindheimer Fl. Texana Exs.] 1843-1848 
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Gray Asa Gray]
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IndExs gives information: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Lindheimer Ferdinand Lindheimer] as collector/ explorer cooperated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Engelmann George Engelmann] and with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Gray Asa Gray]. Gray was publisher of Darwins work in North America und connected botany science from Europe with North America. Together with Engelmann he orginised the determination, publication and distribution of this exsiccata among his colleagues and to recognized botanical organisations. Origin and history of the series is well documented [https://ia601305.us.archive.org/13/items/plantaelindheime1907blan/plantaelindheime1907blan.pdf here]

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... ''for title parts on labels''; e.g., the series "Plants of Indian Territory" (1894-1895) [https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=682975744 here] edited by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Bush_(botanist) Benjamin Bush] is remarkable because of its title. The Indian Territory (part of Oklahoma) existed until 1907.


4. '''Unio itineraria - an early society with an unique business model'''

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|Unio itineraria 1835
|[https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=1787913215 Frank, Unio Itin. 1835]  
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unio_Itineraria Unio itineraria]
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The association [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unio_Itineraria Unio itineraria] of academic persons was established with support of the king of Würtemberg in 1825. The scientific society sent out botanists for expeditions in other countries. The stakeholders financially supported these expeditions by funds in advance with options (shares) to get the collected material. Until c. 1842 the society issued c. 15 exsiccatae. Joseph C. Frank´s expedition to Ohio in 1835 was financed by the U.i. Frank died in 1835 (from yellow fewer). After his death the U.I. issued a second series [http://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=2147200114 Frank, Unio Itin. 1837]; see https://www.jstor.org/stable/4032788. 

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... ''for "Unio itineraria"'' 


5. '''Plant specimen trade as business with botanists as dealer''' 

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|F. Karo: Plantae Amuricae et Zeaënsae curavit I. Dörfler
|[https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=405417728 Dörfler, Karo Pl. Amur] c. 1900
|Ignaz Dörfler
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After mid of the 19th century single plant experts and explorers started to act as managers and dealers. Ignaz Dörfler with series like "F. Karo: Plantae Amuricae et Zeaënsae curavit I. Dörfler" (~ 1900) is an example. The life history of I. Dörfler is well documented [https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.48.48105 here]. 

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... ''for, e.g., "Hohenacker"''. The Journal "Herbarium. Organ zur Förderung des Austausches wissenschaftlicher Exsiccatensammlungen" appeared between 1908 and 1932 to offer such series for sale (single issues see [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/145692/ here] and [https://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:4-5992 here])


6. '''Bacteria specimens hidden in herbaria?'''

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|Herbarium mycologicum oeconomicum
|[https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=307188034 Thümen, Herb. Mycol. Oecon.] c. 1879-1880
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_von_Th%C3%BCmen Felix von Thümen]
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Von Thümen was interested in pathogens as well as in the economic use of fungi and bacteria. He issued important exsiccata series. ''Bacillus anthracis'' was distributed in several series between around 1875 and 1885. For stories on these anthrax samples in herbarium collections see [https://news.illinois.edu/digitization-project-finds-anthrax-samples-in-collections/ here] and [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32098212/ here]

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... ''for bacteria'' or one of the 7 group(s) of organisms as category (e.g. combined with other selection criteria)

*fungi/lichens
*algae/cyanobacteria
*bacteria/viruses
*bryophytes
*pteridophytes
*spermatophytes
*zoocecidia/mines 


7. '''Women as editors of exsiccatae and legacy of specimens'''

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|Plantae cryptogamicae quas in Arduenna collegit M. A. Libert
|[https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=379493534 Libert, Pl. Crypt. Arduenna] 1830-1837
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Anne_Libert Marie-Anne Libert]
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Marie-Anne Libert is one of the 95 notable female editors/ co-editors of exsiccatae. She was a famous botanist, plant pathologist and mycologist. She described several fungal taxa from the Ardennes in the series "Pl. Crypt. Arduenna" with short diagnosis on the printed labels. The name novelities are valid and legitimate, see [http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/89990 here]. In general, type specimens are often distributed in exsiccatae.

After her death, Felix von Thümen distributed the series [https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=2147200043 Thümen, Mycoth. Univ. Reliqu. Libert.] devoted to her legacy. IndExs has registered a number of series devoted to the legacy of plant and fungi collectors unter the title "Reliquiae...".

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... ''for further women as editors like 

*''Eastwood'' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Eastwood Alice Eastwood])
*''Feinbrun-Dothan'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Feinbrun-Dothan Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan]
*''Patterson'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Wambaugh_Patterson Flora Wambaugh Patterson]
*''Savich-Lyubitskaya'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidiya_Savich-Lyubitskaya Lidiya Ivanovna Savich-Lyubitskaya]
*''Tilden'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Tilden Josephine Elizabeth Tilden]
*''Verseghy'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kl%C3%A1ra_Verseghy Klára Verseghy] 

... ''for "Reliqu"'' (specimens as legacy of collectors)


8. '''An exsiccata for the participants of the 4th Botanical Congress in Genua 1892'''

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|Selectae stirpes Liguriae
|[https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=892133760 Penzig, Sel. Stirp. Ligur.] 1892
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Julius_Otto_Penzig Julius Otto Penzig]
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Penzig offered the (non-uniform) sets of the exsiccata-like series to non-Italian participants of the congress and gave a lecture on this. Specimens are found in several major herbaris. The labels (two colours) are assumed to be lithographs.

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... ''for 1400 editors like "Penzig"''


9. '''Scientific societies: Exchange of exsiccatae and exsiccata-like specimen series with printed labels''' 

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|Flora Lusitanica (Soc. Brot. 1. anno) 
|[http://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=2147199942 Anonymous, Fl. Lusit. (Soc. Brot. 1)] 1880-1906
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broterian_Society Sociedade Broteriana]
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The series was issued for 26 years. The species lists were published in the journal of the society, distributed among members of the society and botany enthusiasts, often outside of the academic world.

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... ''for "Appal"'' (one of the results [http://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=2147199994 Anonymous, South. Appal. Bot. Club 01 Distr. Southeast. Pl.])


10. '''Plant exchange organisations: Exchange of exsiccatae and exsiccata-like specimen series with printed labels''' 

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|Société pour l'échange des plantes vasculaires de l'Europe et du Bassin Méditerranéen 
|[http://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=878625024 Lambinon, Soc. Éch. Pl. Vasc. Eur. Bass. Médit.] until 2004
|Jacques Lambinon
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There existed more than 100 plant exchange organisations (see Website of C. N. Schröder [https://cnsflora.de/saxifraga_sponhemica/tauschorganisationen.php here]). Around 10 of them published this kind of series, among them famous and long-running series like those of the [http://www.bionat.ulg.ac.be/index.php?mn=6&pg=61 Société pour l'échange des plantes vasculaires de l'Europe et du Bassin Méditerranéen]. This plant exchange organisation ended in 2004, after 90 years of existence. The association distributed finally nearly 20,000 numbered specimen units to their c. 30 member "institutions affiliées" and "membres associés" in exchange. The specimens had at least 30 duplicates. For 20 years organised by Jacques Lambinon (Liège herbarium).

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... ''for "Rochel", "Dauph", "Rub"'' etc.


11. '''Institutional herbaria: Exchange of  exsiccatae and exsiccata-like specimen series as part of current exchange programs'''

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|Bryophyta selecta exsiccata 
|[https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=2147199891 Inoue, Bryoph. Sel. Exs.], since 1970, last delivery in 2024
|Yuya Inoue
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issued by National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo (TNS). 

Two other examples of current series are:  

* [https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=2147199717 Hafellner, Lichenicolous Biota] distributed by the Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Karl-Franzens-Universität (GZU) 
* [https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=2147200117 Khimich, Borovichev & Isaeva, Fungi Murmansk Reg. Exs.] distributed by the Russian Academy of Sciences Kola Science Centre (ARAN)

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... ''for, e.g., for "Acade", "Muse", "Univ" and "Instit"''; results show series with an issuing organisation as part of the title, example [https://www.botanischestaatssammlung.de/DatabaseClients/IndExs/Exsiccatae_IndExs_Details.jsp?ExsiccataID=992641686 Anonymous, Fl. Hung. Exs.] 1912-1932


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|'''Some suggestions in relation to IndExs'''
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|*'''Do Storytelling''' and use the historical information on 2,400 exsiccatae, especially that on those series which are in your herbarium collection
|-style="text-align:left; background:#D3D3D3;"
|*Help to enhence IndExs content (e.g., for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Maximilian_Opiz Philipp Maximilian Opiz], who distributed [https://services.snsb.info/indexs/api/v1/agents/42520 six exsiccatae], all still without examplary images in IndExs)
|-style="text-align:left; background:#D3D3D3;"
|*Help to enhence IndExs content with additional exsiccatae or missing examplary labels (see search interface "exsiccatae without images")
|-style="text-align:left; background:#D3D3D3;"
|*Create a list of exsiccata series for your herbarium collection using the IndExs directory and the seven categories for organism groups (for M currently fu: 409, al: 63, ba: 15, br: 209, pt: 162, sp: 376, zo: see also counting of HUH [https://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/publication_search.php?mode=exsiccatae here])
|-style="text-align:left; background:#D3D3D3;"
|*Use IndExs REST API (under construction, test version in JSON [https://services.snsb.info/indexs/api/v1/agents/41766 here]), e.g., for integrating exsiccata information in your collection dashboard
|-style="text-align:left; background:#D3D3D3;"
|*Use IndExs information as resource for ground truth for AI models (e.g. label recognition in botanical and mycological collections)
|-style="text-align:left; background:#D3D3D3;"
|*Create an IndExs Custom (trained) AI model for text and images to build a technical service to recognize and validate exsiccata series from herbarium labels (for inspiration see https://www.transkribus.org/)
|-style="text-align:left; background:#D3D3D3;"
|*Discuss the integration of IndExs in CETAF/ DiSSCo services
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===Further resources from Wikidata and SNSB services===

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IndExs_Exsiccata_ID

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IndExs_Exsiccata_Editor_ID#IndExs_Exsiccata_Editor_ID

https://diversityworkbench.net/Portal/DiversityExsiccatae

https://diversityworkbench.net/Portal/DiversityAgents

https://web.archive.org/web/20230605041958/http://www.diversityworkbench.net/Portal/DiversityExsiccatae

https://web.archive.org/web/20230605024027/https://www.diversityworkbench.net/Portal/DiversityExsiccataeModel_v2.0

https://web.archive.org/web/20221014100440/https://diversityworkbench.net/Portal/DiversityAgents

https://web.archive.org/web/20230605033835/http://www.diversityworkbench.net/Portal/DiversityAgentsModel_2.1.9

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