National Herbarium of New South Wales
Centre for plant research in Sydney, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Herbarium of New South Wales was established in 1853. The Herbarium has a collection of more than 1.4 million plant specimens, making it the second largest collection of pressed, dried plant specimens in Australia,[1] including scientific and historically significant collections and samples of Australian flora gathered by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander during the voyage of HMS Endeavour in 1770.[2]
Established | 1853 (1853) |
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Address | Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, NSW, 2000 |
Location | Sydney , New South Wales , Australia |
Coordinates | (−33.865390, 151.217535) |
Website | National Herbarium of NSW |
The Herbarium is a centre for Australian plant research. These specimens are used for studies of Australian native plants, their relationships and classification. A botanical information service is also provided including native plant identifications.[3]
The National Herbarium is in the Robert Brown Building at the Royal Botanic Garden on Mrs Macquaries Road in Sydney. In June 2018 plans to relocate the Herbarium to a new purpose built Centre of Innovation in Plant Sciences to be at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan were announced.
In addition to two journals, Telopea[4] and Cunninghamia,[5] the herbarium is responsible for the online database (and keys) to NSW Flora, PlantNet.[6]
The Index Herbariorum Code for the National Herbarium of New South Wales is NSW.[7]