Victorian State Government, Australia

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  • Name

    Victorian State Government, Australia

  • Herbarium Code

    VPRI

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Jacqueline Edwards, Curator, jacky.edwards@depi.vic.gov.au
    Reannon Smith, Curator and Research Scientist, reannon.smith@agriculture.vic.gov.au

  • Contact

    [61] 3 9032 7149
    Email: reannon.smith@agriculture.vic.gov.au

  • Address

    Victorian Plant Pathology Herbarium
    Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
    Agriculture Victoria
    Victorian State Government, Australia
    AgriBio, 5 Ring Road, La Trobe University
    Bundoora, Victoria 3083
    Australia

  • CITES

    AU023

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Plant pathogens, particularly on Australian crop and native plants; predominantly fungal plant pathogens, but includes plant parasitic nematodes and plant pathogenic bacteria; McAlpine historical specimens, Erysiphales; cercosporoid fungi

    Geography: Australia

  • Notes

    Formerly listed under BURNLEY and KNOXFIELD. Contains McAlpine historical collections from 1890-1910, many type specimens, many first records for Australia. Main purpose is for voucher-based evidence of pathogen presence in Victoria and Australia; Australian record data available through the Australian Plant Pest Database (restricted access). For information on specimens held, contact the Curator directly (currently Dr Jacqueline Edwards).

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  • Number of Specimens

    42000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    1890

  • Updated

    29/03/2023

  • Important Collectors

    V. Beilharz, J. Cunnington, D. McAlpine, I. G. Pascoe, B. C. Sutton