Jurriaan de Vos, Richard B. Primack, Jürg Stöcklin, Hernan A. Burbano, Sylvia Martinez (from left to right) in front of the main building of the Basel University.
Jurriaan de Vos (Basel University) giving an introduction to the workshop "Beyond the state-of-the-art in herbarium-based research"
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andrea Schenker-Wicki, president of the University of Basel, delivering her greeting message to the conference participants.
Jurriaan de Vos during his introduction to the Bauhin Symposium. Note the images of the Herbarium Caspar Bauhin in the background.
Hernán A. Burbano (University College London, UK) delivering his keynote talk on the use of ancient DNA.
Donikë Sejdiu (Zurich University) presenting her work on Phytophthora infestans using samples from herbarium specimens.
Tinde van Andel (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, NL) during her presentation on 16th century tomatoes.
Simon Aeschbacher (Zurich University) presents his results on the origin of early European tomatoes using Caspar Bauhin’s herbarium specimens.
Pablo Muñoz-Rodríguez (Oxford University, UK) talking on botanical monographs, herbarium specimens and sweet potato.
Yvonne Willi (Basel University) shows evidence that herbarium specimens reveal parapatric speciation in selfing Arabidopsis.
Caspar Bauhin and the historic treasures of the Basel Herbaria. Exhibit in collaboration with the Basel University Library.
Juri de Vos curator of the Basel Herbaria presents the exhibit on Caspar Bauhin and the historic treasures of the Basel Herbaria to the conference participants. The exhibit is shown in the rooms of the Basel University Library.
Exhibit: Caspar Bauhin and the historic treasures of the Basel Herbaria. C. Bauhin published his pioneering Flora of Basel, the „Catalogus Plantarum circa Basileam sponte nascentium“ exactly 400 years ago. The image shows the personal copy of Werhard Lachenal with extensive notes and additions.
Herbarium Caspar Bauhin (1560-1624). Specimen BAS-B15-075.1, Solanum tuberosum esculentii. Basileae ex horto. Herbarium of the University of Basel (BAS)
Herbarium Caspar Bauhin (1560-1624). Specimen BAS-B15-075_3, Pomis amoris racemosa rubra. Ex horto meo. Herbarium of the University of Basel (BAS)
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