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USU “Herbarium” CSBS SB RAS unites two herbariums with their own acronyms: I.M. Krasnoborov herbarium (NS) and M.G. Popov herbarium (NSK). The genus Rhododendron is represented in the collections by 42 species and subspecies in the amount of 2912 herbarium leaves, including 3 sheets of type specimens of Rh. burjaticum Malyschev: NSK 0000558, NSK 0000559, NSK 0000560. The purpose of this work is to assess the volume and completeness of the species and population collections of rhododendrons. The flora of Russia and the states that were part of the USSR includes 23 species of representatives of the genus Rhododendron (according to the modern classification). All these species are found in the herbarium collections of the Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the SB RAS. In I.M. Krasnoborov herbarium keeps 558 sheets, M.G. Popov herbarium - 1575 sheets. The genus is classified according to the system of D. Chamberlain. Sampling was carried out by 427 collectors, and the determination was carried out by 186 specialists. Herbarium materials were collected from all over Russia, as well as Bulgaria, Georgia, Italy, Canada, Mongolia, USA, Turkey, Ukraine and Japan. In addition to our own collections, the collection includes samples obtained from the herbaria of 45 scientific institutions in Russia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Canada, USA, Ukraine and Japan.