Rediscovered Sarasin Type specimens at the Herbaria Basel
Although the SwissCollNet herbarium digitization projects at the Herbaria of the University of Basel have concluded, Aurélie Grall continues to rediscover valuable botanical Type specimens. Among the recent finds are 28 Type specimens from small-size pocket herbaria collected by Basel naturalists Paul and Fritz Sarasin during their 1896 expedition to Sulawesi. The specimens were thought lost in the 1943 bombing of the Berlin Herbarium. This unexpected recovery highlights the scientific importance of historical collections and the value of digitizing and revisiting them.