Auckland Museum Botany Collection
Citation
Cameron E, Auckland Museum A M (2022). Auckland Museum Botany Collection. Version 1.76. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mnjkvv accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-20.Description
The botanical collections of the Auckland Museum Herbarium were first established in 1870, about 18 years after the Museum was founded. The Museum's Herbarium holds over 350,000 botanical specimens, including 200,000 angiosperms, 5,000 gymnosperms, 30,000 pteridophytes, 26,000 mosses, 17,600 liverworts, 27,000 algae, 28,600 lichens, and 1,000 timber samples.Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
New Zealand -179.14
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Ewen Cameronoriginator
position: Curator
Auckland Museum
The Domain
Auckland
1010
NZ
Telephone: +64930670707273
email: CollectionEnquiries@aucklandmuseum.com
Auckland Museum Auckland Museum
metadata author
position: Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum
Adam Moriarty
user
email: amoriarty@aucklandmuseum.com
Ewen Cameron
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Auckland Museum
The Domain
Auckland
1010
NZ
Telephone: +64930670707273
email: CollectionEnquiries@aucklandmuseum.com
Dhahara Ranatunga
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
Auckland Museum
The Domain
Auckland
1010
NZ
Telephone: +64930670707273
email: CollectionEnquiries@aucklandmuseum.com