Collection of S. Yano's Specimens from Taiwan in the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute (LE)

Over a thousand plant specimens collected by Japanese naturalist Seikihiro Yano from Taiwan in 1896－1897 are currently stored at the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg (LE). The collection consists of 318 taxa of ferns, conifers and flowering plants. In this paper, a list of specimens collected is provided, including scientific names, localities, dates of collection and collection numbers. Yano's collections played an important part in the early botanical exploration of Taiwan. The information of his collections could be used to develop a view of past flora and vegetation communities at low altitude areas in Taiwan. Furthermore, Yano’s specimens also included the first botanical collections from Lanyu and Ludao, two islets off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Island