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The Australian Tropical Herbarium

opened in 2007

The Herbarium brings together three plant collections from north Queensland


Located in the new ATFI building at James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland (click to enlarge)
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Atherton (CPBR/CSIRO)
135,000+ specimens

 

Townsville (JCU)
21,000+ specimens

 

Mareeba (EPA)
8,000+ specimens


Facilities include

Specimen collection

 

Public Reference Herbarium

 

Molecular laboratory
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Spirit specimens

 

Dried specimens

 
 
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Personnel at the Herbarium include...
  • Taxonomists
  • Ecologists
  • Curator
  • Molecular biologists
  • Technicians
  • Students
  • Volunteers
  • Botanists

Visit their website ...

Resources of Australian Herbaria

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Updated 31 March, 2011 , webmaster, CANBR (canbr-info@anbg.gov.au)