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]
List of active herbaria
Australia
| 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 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 |
New Zealand
| 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 | 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 |
Elsewhere in Oceania
| Herbarium Code | Institution | Location | Collection Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUVA | South Pacific Regional Herbarium and Biodiversity Centre (University of the South Pacific) | Suva, Fiji | 40,000 |
Oceania's largest herbaria based on collection size
The ten largest herbaria in Oceania, based on total collection size are:
| Collection Size | Herbarium Code | Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ↑ 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 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "Herbarium, Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University". La Trobe University. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
Providing access to 25,000 vascular plant specimens as well as a significant collection of algal specimens
- ↑ 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)
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