University of the South Pacific

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  • Name

    University of the South Pacific

  • Herbarium Code

    SUVA

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Marika Tuiwawa, Curator, tuiwawa_m@usp.ac.fj

  • Contact

    [679] 3232970
    (679) 3232975

  • Address

    South Pacific Regional Herbarium
    Institute of Applied Sciences
    University of the South Pacific
    Suva
    Fiji

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants; cryptogams of Fiji

    Geography: South Pacific region; Fiji, Rotuma, Samoa, Niue, Nauru, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands

  • Notes

    As of 2017, this record has not been updated in over 15 years.

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  • Number of Specimens

    40000

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

    1933

  • Updated

    01/10/2020

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    Ministry of Agriculture Herbarium (The Fiji Herbarium).

  • Important Collectors

    J. W. Parham, G. Webster, D. Norris, A. Sundaresan, F. R. Fosberg, H. E. Moore, M. J. Berry, G. Brownlie, P. B. Tomlinson, D. Anderson, I. T. Kurivoli, H. St. John, H. R. Hughes, H. E. Parks, B. E. V. Parham, E. Zogg, O. Degener, R. Thaman, S. Nand, J. M. Miller, J. Ash, D. Koroivaibau, A. C. Smith, R. Hildreth