The University of Melbourne Herbarium (MELU) AVH data
Citation
The University of Melbourne (2023). The University of Melbourne Herbarium (MELU) AVH data. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2yyu7i accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-16.Description
The University of Melbourne Herbarium (MELU) is the largest university herbarium in Australia comprising an estimated 150,000 specimens including approximately 200 type specimens. The collection includes approximately 85,000 vascular plants, 40,000 algae, 20,000 mosses/liverworts/hornworts, 3,500 lichens, and 3,000 fungi. Comprehensive collections include the G.A.M. Scott (Bryophyte) Collection, Breidahl Moss Collection, Harry J. Swart (Fungi) Collection, G. Beaton (Fungi) Collection, Walter Zimmer Collection, Bogong High Plains Collection, Mt Buffalo Collection, Rupp Collection, Ex-Burnley Horticultural College Collection, and Ex-Victorian School of Forestry Herbarium. Some international specimens in the collection, include material from Macquarie Island (algae) and UK and New Zealand (bryophytes).Sampling Description
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Contacts
originatorAustralia's Virtual Herbarium
metadata author
Australia's Virtual Herbarium
distributor
Atlas of Living Australia
CSIRO Ecosystems Services
Canberra
2601
ACT
AU
email: info@ala.org.au
originator
The University of Melbourne Herbarium
Jo Birch
administrative point of contact
position: editor