**Code**: [R](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=126368) **Organization**: Museu Nacional **Department**: Departamento de Botânica **Location**: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil **Total number of specimens**: 500000 **Current status**: Active **Date founded**: 1831 **Geographic coverage**: Mainly Brazil **Important collectors**: A. C. Brade, M. Cysneiro, A. A. da Silveira, L.E. de Mello Filho, J. de Saldanha da Gama, A. J. de Sampaio, L. do S. M. Netto, A. Ducke, P.K.H. Dusén, M. Emmerich, F. Freire Allemão, A. F. M. Glaziou, F.C. Hoehne, J.G. Kuhlmann, A. Löfgren, B. Lutz, A. Lutz, F. Müller, G.L. Rabenhorst, G. Raddi, L. Riedel, C. A. W. Schwacke, F. Sellow, G.H.E. Ule, J. Vidal, P. von Lützelburg **Notes**: R was NOT damaged in the fire that occurred at the Museu Nacional on 2 September, 2018. -The Herbarium is located in a different building. **Date modified in Index Herbariorum**: 2021-08-06 > [!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.