Botany
Research in the Botany department is based on a comparative and integrative approach, including molecular and morphological-anatomical analyses. On the one hand it comprises long-term research projects such as of Floras and Monographs, on the other hand it includes short-term projects that deal with various phylogenetic and evolutionary topics, explore characters on macro- and microscopic, ultrastructural and molecular level, and investigate various biogeography topics.
The Wageningen research group focuses on African botany, the Leiden group on the Neo-tropical and South East Asian flora. We also house a large collection of Dutch material.
Scientific Staff
Presently, the department of Botany consists of 15 core funded and 23 externally funded scientists. Our current expertise ranges from mosses and macrofungi to several angiosperm families and from pollen morphology to evo-devo.
More information about NCB botanists is available at: NHN personnel pages