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Barina, Zoltán: The herbarium of Endre Jeney (1934-2004). I. Pteridophyta

Studio, bot. hung. 38, pp. 41-58, 2007 THE HERBARIUM OF ENDRE JENEY (1934-2004) I. PTERIDOPHYTA Z. BARINA Department of Botany, Hungarian Natural History Museum H-1476 Budapest, Pf. 222, Hungary; barina@bot.nhmus.hu Acquired in 2006, the herbarium of Endre Jeney, with approximately 18,000 specimens, is deposited today in the Department of Botany of the Hungarian Natural History Museum (BP). Generally, this collection contains plant specimens from European countries, but mostly from present-day Hungary and Transylvania. Incorporation of this herbarium is ongoing, and most specimens have already been accessioned. The present paper contains records of the whole Pteridophyta material (320 specimens), with notes in the case of specimens of regional importance and when quoting the collector's note seemed important, for instance in the case of Marsilea quadrifolia and Salvinia natans from the Little Hungarian Plain (Kisalföld), or the record of Thelypteris

palustris from near Sopron. Key words: Jeney, herbarium, Pteridophyta INTRODUCTION The herbarium of Endre Jeney, consisting of about 18,000 specimens, was acquired by the Hungarian Natural History Museum in 2006 and the incorporation of that into the herbarium of the Botanical Department (BP) is nearing completion. The specimens were collected between 1955 and 2004, in a period of time when general collecting was not a priority in the country. He travelled all over the country but his collections were mainly made in the surroundings of Debrecen, in the Zemplén, Bükk, Mátra, and Gerecse Mts, the Little Hungarian Plain (Kisalföld), Bársonyos Hills and Bakonyalja, and the surroundings of Sopron and Kőszeg. Besides these, collections were made in certain areas of historical Hungary (e.g. Transylvania, parts of Slovakia) as well as in Croatia, Poland, Italy, Germany, and others. Some species were collected for him by friends, and cultivated plants are also represented in his collection. The sheets are precisely labelled in Hungarian or Latin, or both, mainly with handwriting. Besides the location, in most cases, the elevation, notes on the habitat, and additional notes appear;