The macromycetes of the General Mycological Herbarium of the museum of Agricultural Sciences in Portici, Italy
2025
Zotti, Maurizio
The General Mycological Herbarium of the Royal School of Agriculture of Portici, is currently preserved at the Museum of Agricultural Sciences (MUSA) of the University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Naples, Italy. This contribution presents the analysis of the collection through a process of revision and cataloguing, with the aim of reconstructing the academic dynamics that led to its formation and subsequent expansion. In particular, the contribution of the two main curators of the Herbarium is highlighted: Orazio Comes (1848–1917) and Alessandro Trotter (1874–1967), professors of Botany and Plant Pathology, who succeeded each other at the same institution. The work consists of the analysis of fifteen package relating to macromycetes present in the collection. The study defines the specimens from a taxonomic and historical-scientific point of view, evaluating their provenance and period of collection. These materials, partly from personal collections and partly from exsiccatae series, offer a snapshot of the network of national and international scientific exchanges and collaborations active between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which formed the basis for the development of modern mycology.
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