The Makino Herbarium was founded in 1958, in commemoration of the great achievements of the late Dr. Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957, Honorary Citizen of Tokyo). He is one of the pioneer botanists in Japan, and his collection (approximately 400,000 specimens) was donated to Tokyo Metropolitan University after his death, for utilizing his valuable specimens as the basic research materials for plant science. There are a lot of specimens collected in all parts of Japan from the late-19th century to the early-20th century, and many type specimens.
With the maintenance of Makino's collection, the Makino Herbarium has augmented the collection constantly by specimens made by the staff and by gifts, purchases, and exchanges of specimens from other herbaria.
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