Listed here are the 48 currently active herbaria in Oceania, organised by herbarium code, with institution name, location and collection sizes as per Index Herbariorum . [1]
Herbarium Code | Institution | Location | Collection Size |
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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 Garden | 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 for Environment and Water | 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 | 25,000 [2] |
MEL | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | South Yarra, Victoria | 1,500,000 |
MELU | University of Melbourne Herbarium | 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 | University of New South Wales | Kensington, New South Wales | 61,000 |
UWA | University of Western Australia | Crawley, Western Australia | 13,000 |
VPRI | Victoria State Government | 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 |
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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 | Scion (Crown Research Institute) | Rotorua | 37,000 |
NZFRIM | Scion (Crown Research Institute) — Fungi | Bay of Plenty | 11,000 |
OTA | Otago Regional Herbarium (University of Otago) | Dunedin | 70,000 |
PDD | Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (Fungi) | Auckland | 104,000 |
UNITEC | Unitec Institute of Technology | Auckland | 10,120 |
WAIK | University of Waikato | Hamilton | 17,000 |
WELT | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | Wellington | 293,000 |
Herbarium Code | Institution | Location | Collection Size |
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SUVA | South Pacific Regional Herbarium and Biodiversity Centre (University of the South Pacific) | Suva, Fiji | 40,000 |
The ten largest herbaria in Oceania, based on total collection size are:
Collection Size | Herbarium Code | Institution | Location |
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1,500,000 [3] | MEL | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | South Yarra, Victoria |
1,425,000 [4] | NSW | Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust | Sydney, New South Wales |
1,204,426 [5] | CANB | Australian National Herbarium | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
1,040,000 [6] | AD | State Herbarium of South Australia | Adelaide, South Australia |
871,571 [7] | BRI | Queensland Herbarium | Brisbane, Queensland |
807,340 [8] | PERTH | Western Australian Herbarium | Kensington, Western Australia |
700,000 [9] | CHR | Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research | Lincoln, New Zealand |
350,000 [10] | AK | Auckland War Memorial Museum | Auckland, New Zealand |
300,000 [11] | HO | Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | Sandy Bay, Tasmania |
293,000 [12] | WELT | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | Wellington, New Zealand |
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