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Basic Information
Collection NameAustralian Tropical Herbarium
Preferred CodeATH
Kind of CollectionHerbarium
LocationAustralia
Size as Number160000
Contact Details
PersonDarren Crayn
PositionDirector
EmailClick to display
Phone[61] 07/ 4042 1086
Fax[61] 07/ 4042 1319
Websitehttp://www.jcu.edu.au/atfi/JCU ...
Address
DepartmentAustralian Tropical Herbarium
StreetE2 Building, James Cook University Cairns Campus
PO BoxPO Box 6811
CityCAIRNS
StateQLD
Post Code4870
Country NameAustralia
Taxonomic Scope
Existing collections of all vascular plant groups. Developing collections of algae, bryophytes and fungi.
Geographic Scope
Australia 's tropics, especially northeastern Australian rainforests; related plant groups of Papua New Guinea, Pacific, and southeast Asia.
Notes
The Australian Tropical Herbarium (CNS) is a joint venture formed in 2008 by the amalgamation of the CSIRO Atherton Herbarium (QRS), the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency Mareeba collection (MBA) and the James Cook University Townsville collection (JCT). Also encompasses the living collection, Arboretum of Tropical Forest Research Centre, in Atherton, Qld.


Alternative herbarium code = CNS (http://www.chah.gov.au/chah/resources/herbaria/cns.html)
Record Metadata
Record ID113409
Last Edit ByKaylene
Created2008-07-14 13:59:02
Modified2008-07-14 14:08:58
 
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