British Antarctic Survey

  • Name

    British Antarctic Survey

  • Herbarium Code

    AAS

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Helen Peat, Herbarium and Database Manager, hjpe@bas.ac.uk

  • Contact

    [44] 1223 221 569
    Fax: [44] 1223 362 616

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Biosciences Division
    British Antarctic Survey
    High Cross, Madingley Road
    Cambridge, England CB3 0ET
    U.K.
    http://apex.nerc-bas.ac.uk/f?p=252:1

  • CITES

    GB 009

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: All groups, but mainly bryophytes and lichens

    Geography: Antarctic, especially between 20 degrees and 100 degrees W; subantarctic, especially South Georgia; cold south temperate, especially South America and Falkland Islands

  • Notes

    Updated Jan 2017 (email address update). Antarctic Plant Database is computer record of antarctic, subantarctic, and cold south temperate plant specimens. Database with over 50 000 records with details of antarctic and subantarctic plants, including databases for antarctic plant collections at FH, US, and LE. Natural Environment Research Council.

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  • Number of Specimens

    50000

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

    1969

  • Updated

    /01/2017

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    Part of ACHE.

  • Important Collectors

    B. G. Bell, P. Convey, S. W. Greene, M. W. Holdgate, T. N. Hooker, R. I. Lewis-Smith, D. C. Lindsay, R. E. Longton