Free State National Botanical Garden

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  • Name

    Free State National Botanical Garden

  • Herbarium Code

    GOFS

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Amadeus Mogale, Curator

  • Contact

    [27] 51 436 3530
    Fax: [27] 51 436 4101

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Free State National Botanical Garden
    P. O. Box 29036
    Danhof, Free State Province 9310
    Republic of South Africa

  • Specialty

    Geography: Eastern Cape, Free State, and Northern Cape provinces; western Drakensberg.

  • Notes

    As of 2017, this record has not been updated in over 15 years. GOFS is a Statutory body within central Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

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  • Number of Specimens

    5000

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

    1969

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    Drakensberg Botanic Garden (4000 specimens).

  • Important Collectors

    A. van der Zeyde, H. Kriel, D. B. Müller, M. L. Jacobsz, D. C. Dove, I. B. Oliver, L. Brooks, G. N. Jooste, M. J. Lumley, G. Feinauer, P. Chaplin, J. P. Roux