Australasian Herbaria
editListed here are the 47 currently active herbaria in Australia (34 active) and New Zealand (13 active), organised by herbarium code, with institution name, location and collection sizes as per Index Herbariorum.[1]
| Herbarium Code | Institution | Location | Collection Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACH | National Mycology Reference Centre | Adelaide, South Australia | 2,000 |
| AD | State Herbarium of South Australia | Adelaide, South Australia | 1,040,000 |
| BRI | Queensland Herbarium | Brisbane, Queensland | 871,571 |
| BRIP | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | Brisbane, Queensland | 100,000 |
| CANB | Australian National Herbarium | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 1,204,426 |
| CFSHB | North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | 20,000 |
| CNS | Australian Tropical Herbarium | Cairns, Queensland | 195,000 |
| DAR | NSW Plant Pathology and Mycology Herbarium | Orange, New South Wales | 115,000 |
| DMHN | The University of Newcastle | Newcastle, New South Wales | 10,644 |
| DNA | Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Palmerston, Northern Territory | 255,000 |
| DNAP | Department of Primary Industry and Resources | Darwin, Northern Territory | 4,000 |
| ECU | Edith Cowan University | Joondalup, Western Australia | 10,000 |
| ERBG | Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden | Batemans Bay, New South Wales | 14,261 |
| GAUBA | Australian National University | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 25,000 |
| HO | Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | Sandy Bay, Tasmania | 300,000 |
| IBRG | Macquarie University Indigenous Bioresources Research Group | Sydney, New South Wales | 125 |
| JCT | James Cook University | Townsville, Queensland | 25,800 |
| KPBG | Kings Park and Botanic Garden | West Perth, Western Australia | 25,000 |
| LTB | La Trobe University | Bundoora, Victoria | 7,000 |
| MEL | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | South Yarra, Victoria | 1,500,000 |
| MELU | University of Melbourne | Parkville, Victoria | 150,000 |
| MQU | Macquarie University | North Ryde, New South Wales | 13,000 |
| MURU | Murdoch University | Murdoch, Western Australia | 7,000 |
| NE | University of New England | Armidale, New South Wales | 65,000 |
| NSW | Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust | Sydney, New South Wales | 1,425,000 |
| NT | Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Alice Springs, Northern Territory | 65,000 |
| PERTH | Western Australian Herbarium | Kensington, Western Australia | 807,340 |
| PHARM | Southern Cross University | Lismore, New South Wales | 6,500 |
| SYD | University of Sydney | Sydney, New South Wales | 60,000 |
| UNSW | UNSW Sydney | Kensington, New South Wales | 61,000 |
| UWA | University of Western Australia | Crawley, Western Australia | 13,000 |
| VPRI | Victorian State Government, Australia | Bundoora, Victoria | 42,000 |
| WAC | Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development | South Perth, Western Australia | 5,800 |
| WOLL | University of Wollongong | Wollongong, New South Wales | 7000 |
| Herbarium Code | Institution | Location | Collection Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Auckland War Memorial Museum | Auckland | 350,000 |
| CANU | University of Canterbury | Christchurch | 41,000 |
| CHBG | Christchurch Botanic Gardens | Christchurch | 8,500 |
| CHR | Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research | Lincoln | 700,000 |
| LINC | Lincoln University | Lincoln | 10,000 |
| MPN | Massey University | Palmerston North | 30,500 |
| NZFRI | New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited (Scion) | Rotorua | 37,000 |
| NZFRIM | New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited (Scion) — Fungi | Bay of Plenty | 11,000 |
| OTA | University of Otago | Dunedin, Otago | 70,000 |
| PDD | Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research (Fungi) | Auckland | 104,000 |
| UNITEC | Unitec Institute of Technology | Auckland | 10,120 |
| WAIK | University of Waikato | Hamilton, Waikato | 17,000 |
| WELT | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | Wellington | 293,000 |
The ten largest herbaria in Australasia, based on total collection size are:
| Collection Size | Herbarium Code | Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,500,000[2] | MEL | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | South Yarra, Victoria |
| 1,425,000[3] | NSW | Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust | Sydney, New South Wales |
| 1,204,426[4] | CANB | Australian National Herbarium | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| 1,040,000[5] | AD | State Herbarium of South Australia | Adelaide, South Australia |
| 871,571[6] | BRI | Queensland Herbarium | Brisbane, Queensland |
| 807,340[7] | PERTH | Western Australian Herbarium | Kensington, Western Australia |
| 700,000[8] | CHR | Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research | Lincoln, New Zealand |
| 350,000[9] | AK | Auckland War Memorial Museum | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 300,000[10] | HO | Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | Sandy Bay, Tasmania |
| 293,000[11] | WELT | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | Wellington, New Zealand |
References
edit- ^ Thiers, B. (ed.). "List of Active and Inactive Australian Herbaria". Index Herbariorum: A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. The New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). National Herbarium of Victoria Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: MEL Collections Summary (accessed 27 August 2020)
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). National Herbarium of New South Wales Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: NSW Collections Summary (accessed 27 August 2020)
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). Australian National Herbarium Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: CANB Collections Summary (accessed 27 August 2020)
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). State Herbarium of South Australia Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: AD Collections Summary (accessed 27 August 2020)
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). Queensland Herbarium Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: BRI Collections Summary (accessed 27 August 2020)
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). Western Australian Herbarium Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: PERTH Collections Summary (accessed 27 August 2020)
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: CHR Collections Summary (accessed 23 November 2020)
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). Manaaki Whenua - Auckland War Memorial Museum Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: AK Collections Summary (accessed 23 November 2020)
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: HO Collections Summary (accessed 23 November 2020)
- ^ Thiers, B. (2020 - continuously updated). Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Collections Summary. Index Herbariorum. A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: WELT Collections Summary (accessed 23 November 2020)