**Code**: [BOL](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=126633) **Organization**: University of Cape Town **Division**: Department of Biological Sciences **Department**: HW Pearson Bldg. **Location**: Cape Town, Western Cape Province, Republic of South Africa **Total number of specimens**: 373000 **Current status**: Active **Date founded**: 1865 **Taxonomic coverage**: All plant groups; worldwide marine algae **Geographic coverage**: South Africa, especially western Cape Province; southern Africa **Incorporated herbaria**: CT (9100 specimens). **Important collectors**: R. S. Adamson, O. Almborn, W. F. Barker, H. F. Becker, H. Bolus, H. M. L. Bolus, P. V. Bruyns, R. H. Compton, M. K. Dinter, R. A. Dümmer, A. V. Duthie, E. E. Esterhuysen, H. G. Fourcade, S. Garside, J. B. Gillett, F. A. Guthrie, A. V. Hall, T. Hedderson, A. G. J. Herre, F. M. Leighton, M. R. B. Levyns, G. J. Lewis, H. P. Linder, A. M. Pegler, N. S. Pillans, T. M. Salter, E. A. C. L. E. Schelpe, F. R. R. Schlechter, E. L. Stephens, T. P. Stokoe, W. Tyson **Notes**: Updated Apr 2018. **Date modified in Index Herbariorum**: 2022-04-01 > [!cite] This page is automatically generated • Data on this page were obtained from [Index Herbariorum](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/) on 2023-08-23. • Meaning of acronyms in TL-2 is not always the same as in IH. Consult list of original [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]] if you suspect acronym mismatch.