Herbarium details: Dunedin Botanic Garden
Address: | P O Box 5045 |
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Phone: | +64 3 477 4000 |
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Fax: | +64 3 477 8052 |
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Location
Lovelock Avenue, Dunedin
Background
Status
Municipal Botanic Garden, funded by ratepayers.
Scope of Collections
A small herbarium containing naturalised weeds of the Garden, some specimens taken from the Botanic Garden living collection or wild to the Dunedin region.
Number of Collections
Estimated breakdown of the known number of specimens: |
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Angiosperms | 650 |
Gymnosperms | 41 |
Pteridophytes | 123 |
Mosses | 3 |
Total | 817 |
Computerisation
Herbarium specimens are not databased, however BG–BASE TM is used for living plant collection.
Staff and Research
Alan Matchet – Botanic Garden Team Leader
Barbara Wheeler – Collections Supervisor
Tom Myers – Botanical Services Officer
Clare Fraser – Information Services Officer