National Alpine Botanical Conservatory

EIGHT HISTORICAL HERBARIA LEFT ON DEPOSIT AT THE CBNA BY THE MUSEE-MUSEUM OF HAUTE-ALPES :

• • Dominique CHAIX Herbarium (1730-1799) or Reliquae Chaixianae

It is currently the oldest herbarium housed at the CBNA. This herbarium was inventoried and the subject of several historical researches. Dominique CHAIX and Dominique VILLARS (1745-1814), who was his friend and herborization partner, are probably the two botanists who improved the most the overall knowledge on the flora of the Hautes-Alpes in the 18th century. They collaborated for a long time. Dominique CHAIX wrote a flora on the gapençais (natural region near the town of Gap), Plantae Vapincenses sive enumeratio in agro Vapincensi observatarum stirpium (1785), published in the first volume of l’Histoire des Plantes de Dauphiné (1786) by Dominique VILLARS. Dominique CHAIX collected, listed, and classified a huge amount of botanical documentation during his life. In 2011-2012, the pieces of this herbarium are digitized and saved in the Sonnerat database.

Number of pieces: 1,523 pieces.
Period of collections: 1786-1793.
Type of collections: phanerogams and cryptogams.
Geographical locations of the collections: Dauphiné and Provence.

JEAN M., 2008. L’herbier de Dominique Chaix. Inventaire et contexte de création, Conservatoire botanique national alpin, Rapport interne, 40p.
JEAN M., 2008. In memoriam Reliquae Chaixianae, Mail toutes fleurs, Lettre électronique du Conservatoire botanique national alpin, 6:7
JEAN M., 2008. Dominique Chaix - la religion de la botanique, Mail toutes fleurs, Lettre électronique du Conservatoire botanique national alpin, 6:8

• Baptiste BLANC Herbarium (1840-1890) and the brothers Auguste BURLE (1835-1889) and Emile BURLE (1834-1875) Herbarium

The BURLE Herbarium contains by itself a number of 1,115 genera and 10,697 different taxa. Reassembled in their entirety, and gathered together, these herbaria form the General Herbarium of the CBNA. Both, BRULE brothers and Baptiste BLANC were botanists from the Haute-Alpes department, and each in their own way, helped improve the knowledge of the plants from this area.

Number of pieces: 60,000 pieces.
Period of collections: 1870-1900.
Type of collections: phanerogams, gymnosperms, cryptogams.
Geographical locations of the BLANC Herbarium: The Alps and Europe.
Geographical locations of the BURLE Herbarium: The Alps of Dauphiné, with several European collections being the result of exchange with other botanists (E. de Valon, J. J. Lannes, A. Fauché-Prunelle, Henri Gariod, Elisée Reverchon, Abbé Faure, Abbé E. Lombard, A. Jordan, Casimir Arvet-Touvet, Abbé Guiguet, Abbé Chaboisseau).

• The Herbarium “book” of VANT (18th century)

This herbarium is paperback-like and leather-bound, and available for consultation as it is.

Number of pieces: about 300 plants.
Period of collections: 1784-1789.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical location of the collections: Dauphiné.

• Herbarium of Master Joseph Pierre Guillaume BRUN (19th century)

Master Brun was a solicitor in Puy-St-Eusèbe, canton of Savines-le-Lac (05200) under the leadership of Mr Mathonnet, herborist of Risoul. It is a historical herbarium, paperback-like and bound, displaying plants from the town of Embrun and its surroundings, it is available for consultation as it is.

Period of collections: 1830 pieces.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical location of the collection: Embrunais.

• Anonymous Herbarium (18th century)

It is a historical herbarium, arranged in 9 paperback volumes. Previously in holding at the Archeological Museum, it arrived at the Nation History Museum of Gap in 1883. It was exchanged against “two small pieces of furniture use to hold coins and remains of various weapons, pottery, celtic, Roman utensils …”.

Period of collections: 1780.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical locations of the collections: Vaucluse region (Garden Plants of Avignon) and Mont-Ventoux.

• C.H. REPELLIN Herbarium

This herbarium is arranged in 9 hardcover small volumes. It was inventoried, classified, and is available for consultation as is.

Period of collections: early 20th century.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical locations of the Herbarium: collections from Grenoble and its surroundings.

• Chanoine Pierre Paul GUILLAUME Herbarium (1808-1889)

He became priest in 1831, and then was priest in the parrish of Risoul until 1855. He goes to Italy between 1867 and 1878, where he became Canon of cava. He retires in Gap in 1879.

Period of collections: 19th century.
Type of collections: algae, mosses, lichens.
Geographic locations of the Herbarium: no information.

• Joséphin Hilarion BOREL Herbarium (1836-1902) or Herbarium Musaei Vapincensis

Professor at Gap middle school, and collaborator with Alexis JORDAN, he actively participated to the excursions of the Botanical Society of France (SBF) in the gapençais in 1874. He is a member of the SBF. The Herbarium is a collection of lichens from the surroundings of Gap, collected in the 19th century.

Period of collections: 1866.
Type of collections: mosses, lichens.
Geographical locations of the Herbarium: Gapençais (Hautes-Alpes).

THIRTEEN HERBARIA BELONGING TO THE CBNA

• Adolphe Etienne PELLAT Herbarium (1825-1912)

The Herbarium is composed by two successive donations by the University of Joseph-Fourier (UJF) in Grenoble. In 1995, the Herbarium of Mr Adolphe PELLAT, composed of 95 boxes, were donated to the CBNA. The pieces are assembled and integrated into the General Herbarium, and available for consultation. In 2010, 7 boxes, containing exclusively lichens, were added to the PELLAT collection. This Herbarium is a collection of patrimonial and scientific value. Adolphe PELLAT, former curator at the museum of Grenoble, was made Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1863. Numerous collections of his herbarium were used by Gaston BONNIER (1853-1922) for his book on the flora of France. They herborized together in Dauphiné, Savoy, and Auvergne.

Number of pieces: 15,000 pieces.
Period of collections: 19th century.
Type of collections: phanerogams, cryptogams, lichens.
Geographical locations of the Herbarium: The Alps, with several collects from Northern Africa resulting from exchanges among botanists.

• Jean-Denis LONG Herbarium (1776-1866)

Jean-Denis Long was a doctor, an archaeologist, a numismatist, and an historian. This is an Herbarium of remarkable historic value, dating back to the early 19th century. The herbarium is composed of 20 boxes of unassembled and unevaluated specimens. It was donated by the Regional Natural Park of Vercors in 1995.

Period of collections: 19th century.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical location of the Herbarium: Diois (Drôme).

DESAYE H., 2004. Le docteur Jean-Denis Long, archéologue diois, Terres voconces, 6:9-14
ROUHETTE T., 2000. Le Docteur Jean-Denis Long, numismate (1776-1866), Revue drômoise, 498(92):537-540

• Joseph Louis Claude COLAUD de la SALCETTE Herbarium (1758-1832)

Joseph Louis Claude was a part of the sovereign councils of Dauphiné in the French parliament during the French Revolution. Prefect of Creuse from 1802 to 1807, he then was elected deputy at the legislative assembly of Creuse. This historical herbarium dates back to the early 19th century. This herbarium, like the Long herbarium, was donated to the CBNA by the Regional Natural Park of Vercors in 1995. The park had itself received the herbarium as a donation by Mr Jean-Pierre FEUVRIER, former director of PNR of Vercors. In 2012, this Herbarium was counted, digitized, and registered in Sonnerat.
Number of pieces: 1,088 pieces.
Period of collections: 1808-1820.
Type of collection: phanerogams.
Geographical location of the Herbarium: Diois (Drôme).

ANDRIEU T., 2007. De la conservation à la valorisation des herbiers du Conservatoire botanique national alpin, Université Aix-Marseille II, Pôle universitaire de Gap, Mémoire de licence, Métiers de la montagne spécialité environnement, Conservatoire botanique national alpin, 45p.+annexes

• Edouard CHAS Herbarium (20th century)

Graduate from the School of Agronomy in Montpellier, Edouard CHAS is a botanist unanimously notorious and respected, in particular for all of his research work on the flora of the Alps, especially the flora of the Hautes-Alpes. In 1994, he publishes the Atlas of the Flora of the Hautes-Alpes in collaboration of the National Alpine Botanical Conservatory of South (CEEP), and the National Park of the Ecrins (PNE). The herbarium served as a reference for the writing of this book.

In 2006, he publishes and coordinates the Atlas des plantes rares et protégées des Hautes-Alpes. Edouard CHAS donated his herbarium to the CBNA in 2007. It is a collection of remarkable scientific value. Assembled on standard sheets, and counted, the floristic data are integrated into the CBNA database. The herbarium will be integrated and classified in the General Herbarium of the CBNA following its digitization. In 2011-2012, this Herbarium was counted, digitized and registered in Sonnerat.

Number of pieces: 1,650 pieces of phanerogams and 300 samples of lichens from gapençais.
Period of collections: 1985-1992.
Type of collections: phanerogams, cryptogams.
Geographical location of the Herbarium: Hautes-Alpes.

DALMAS J.P., 2007. Edouard Chas, 80 ans, botaniste humaniste : Du développement agricole à la préservation de la nature, Mail toutes fleurs, Lettre électronique du Conservatoire botanique national alpin, 1:8

• Herbarium of Joseph-Louis-Marie SANDRE (1856-1922) and Jean-Joseph BOREL (1787-1883)

This small Herbarium arrived in 2000 at the CBNA. It used to be preserved in the attics of the home of Saint-Louis de Gap. It was donated to the CBNA. SANDRE and BOREL were two botanists specialized in the flora of Hautes-Alpes: Joseph-Louis-Marie SANDRE was a priest in 1880, he then became second vicar at Notre-Dame du Laus, and Professor of Ecclesiastical History in 1905; Jean-Joseph BOREL was also a priest in 1811, he then became archdeacon in 1837. The herbarium is composed of 50 boxes of unassembled and unclassified sheets.

Number of pieces: estimated around 5,000.
Period of collections: 1870-1920.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical locations of the Herbarium: flora of Hautes-Alpes and especially gapençais.

• Raymond BONNARDON Herbarium

This herbarium was donated by Ms. REYNAUD-BEAUVERIE to Luc GARRAUD who later donated it to the CBNA. The pieces are assembled, but have yet to be integrated in the General Herbarium.

Inventory: in 2011-2012, this Herbarium was counted, digitized and registered in Sonnerat.
Number of pieces: about 900 pieces.
Period of collections: 1900.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical locations of the Herbarium: Vienne (Isère) and Dauphiné.

• Paul CARRIÉ Herbarium (20th century)

The Herbarium is composed by a few pieces collected in Drôme. It was a donation from Mr. Joël CARRIÉ to Luc GARRAUD who later donated it to the CBNA. Pieces were assembled, but are not yet classified.

Number of pieces: about 200.
Period of collections: in 1960.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical location of the Herbarium: Drôme.

• Horace Antoine Marie BUSQUET Herbarium (1839-1931) in collaboration with his daughter A. BUSQUET

Horace BUSQUET was made Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1900. This Herbarium was donated in 2009 by Mr. and Ms. CROZIER of Lyon to the CBNA. This herbarium was made by an amateur expert in plants of the plains of France and the Pyrenees. It consists of 3 boxes.

Number of pieces: 1,500 pieces.
Period of collections: 19th century.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical locations of the Herbarium: France, and numerous collections come from exchanges with other botanists.

• Dorothée MEYER Herbarium (20th century)

Specimens contained in the herbarium were collected at the time of Dorothée MEYER PhD thesis titled La végétation des vallées de Vallouise, du Fournel et de la Biaysse (Pelvoux oriental, Hautes-Alpes) and published in 1981. She donated her herbarium to the CBNA in 2010. In 2011-2012, pieces of this Herbarium were counted, digitized and registered in Sonnerat.

Number of pieces: 540 pieces.
Period of collections: 1978-1981.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical location of the Herbarium: Hautes-Alpes.

Jean-Pierre DALMAS Herbarium (20th century)

Founding director, then member of the scientific committee of the CBNA, Jean-Pierre DALMAS bequeathed his lichens herbarium to the institution in 2000.

Period of collections: years 1980.
Type of collections: lichens.
Geographical locations of the Herbarium: Hautes-Alpes and Alps.

CORTOT H, 2010. Jean-Pierre Dalmas, fondateur du Conservatoire botanique national alpin, Mail toutes fleurs, Lettre électronique du Conservatoire botanique national alpin, 10:10-11

• Pierre FONTANEL Herbarium (20th century)

This Herbarium is composed of about 30 samples of mosses collected on the Emparis plateau (Massif des Arves, Alpes). It was put together by Pierre FONTANEL as part of a study sponsored by Jean-Pierre DALMAS, who was chief scientific officer of the National Park of the Ecrins at that time.

Year of collections: 1983.
Type of collections: cryptogams.
Geographical location of the Herbarium: Isère.

• Louis AMANDIER and Jacques GASQUEZ Herbarium (20th century)

Both are former scholars of the Louis EMBERGER Foundation. Louis AMANDIER is a forest engineer and PhD-engineer in phytoecology who works at the Regional Center for Forest Ownership (CRPF). Jacques GASQUEZ is the Research Director of the UMR Biology - Management of Weeds at the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) in Dijon. This Herbarium was received as a donation from the National Park of the Vanoise. It contains 600 species. It is very well preserved, and its folders (grouping families) are annotated with India ink. A small jeweler’s label is attached to each sample with the collection number and ancillary information (date, location, collectors, degerminators, species…).

Number of pieces: 900 samples.
Period of collections: 1971-1975.
Type of collections: phanerogams.
Geographical locations of the Herbarium: Vanoise and its surroundings (Mont Cenis, Evettes, some Italian collections at the Grand Paradis…).

BISSUEL,S., LEGLAND,T., 2011, Savoie : Herbier : sortez couverts !, Mail toutes fleurs, Lettre électronique du Conservatoire botanique national alpin, 14:3
AMANDIER L., GASQUEZ J., 1978. Contribution à l’étude phytoécologique et floristique du vallon de la Rocheure (Parc National de la Vanoise), Boissiera, 27:1-153

• Nicole JULLIARD Herbarium (20th century)

This herbarium, from the Ain department, is presented as a notebook of natural sciences from the 6th grade. It was composed for pedagogic purposes to study plants, and has an aesthetic value. It was donated by Jeanine RAY to Sylvain ABDULHAK who then donated it to the CBNA in 2011.

• CBNA Botanists Herbarium

Collections composed by botanists of the Conservatory (Luc GARRAUD, Philippe GILLOT, Jérémie VANES, Jean-Charles VILLARET, Sylvain ABDULHAK, …) during field inventories. The herbarium, while still being composed, is progressively integrated into the General Herbarium. Each piece can be connected to the filed survey summary informed in the database.

Geographical locations of the Herbarium: Territories under the CBNA Conservation agreement.

• **Reference Herbarium of the CBNA Rhône-Alpes branch **

Implementation of a reference herbarium, continuously being developed by three botanists (Gilles PACHE, Thomas LEGLAND and Alexis MIKOLAJCZAK) from the Rhône-Alpes branch of the Conservatory. This Herbarium counts about 3,040 unassembled species. Pieces are registered, numbered, and indexed in the database.

Number of pieces: 8,258 pieces (as of late 2011).
Geographical location of the Herbarium: Northern Alps region.

• **CBNA Bryophytes Reference Herbarium **

The composition of this bryophyte’s herbarium started in 2011, and comes to complete the collections of the Conservatory General Herbarium. The collections are made by two CBNA botanists (Luc GARRAUD and Thomas LEGLAND) while on field inventories throughout the territory under the CBNA Conservation agreement. Each piece can be connected to the filed survey summary informed in the database.

Contacts
Luc Garraud : l.garraud@cbn-alpin.fr
Candice Winter : c.winter@cbn-alpin.fr

Pellat Herbarium ©CBNA

Chaix Herbarium ©CBNA

Borel JH Herbarium ©CBNA