Lost Indonesian Plant Collection Discovered in Basel

• Four plant collections belonging to naturalists Fritz and Paul Sarasin, believed destroyed in WWII, were discovered in Basel.
• The discovery was made during a digitization audit by the University of Basel and Swisscollnet.
• The collections originate from an expedition to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
• A total of over 140 type specimens were identified during the project.

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