National Museums of Kenya

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  • Name

    National Museums of Kenya

  • Herbarium Code

    EA

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Mutuku Musili, Botanist, pmutuku@museums.or.ke

  • Contact

    [254] 020/ 3742131-4
    [254] 020/ 3742161-4
    Fax: [254] 020/ 3741424
    Email: botany@museums.or.ke

  • Address

    East African Herbarium
    National Museums of Kenya
    Museum Hill Road, P.O. Box 45166
    Nairobi 00100
    Kenya

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Mostly vascular plants, some bryophytes, fungi, and algae

    Geography: Mainly eastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia) plus other African countries

  • Notes

    Updated Nov 2017 (correspondent). Plant Conservation Programme with research on germplasm conservation and seed biology of native plants. Research facilities for visiting scientists. Specimen exchange, research collaborations/affiliations, and student internships available on request.

  • Feedback

    Send comment or correction to the Editor of Index Herbariorum

  • Number of Specimens

    1000000

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

    1902

  • Updated

    /11/2017

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Nairobi Botanic Garden, a section of EA.

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    Amani Herbarium.;
    Coryndon Museum

  • Important Collectors

    P. R. O. Bally, W. Busse, I. R. Dale, J. B. Gillett, P. E. Glover, P. J. Greenway, C. G. Hansford, O. Hedberg, P. Kuchar, W. R. Q. Luke, G. M. Mungai, O. M. Mwangangi, T. Pócs, J. W. Purseglove, M. Reekmans, H.-J. E. Schlieben, S. R. Semsei, C. Uhlig, B. Verdcourt, O. Warnecke