Plant Protection Research Institute

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  • Name

    Plant Protection Research Institute

  • Herbarium Code

    PREM

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Adriaana Jacobs-Venter, Curator, jacobsr@arc.agric.za

  • Contact

    [27] 12 3049570
    Fax: [27] 12 3256998

  • Address

    National Collection of Fungi
    Biosystematics Division, Mycology Unit
    Agricultural Research Council
    Plant Protection Research Institute
    Private Bag X134, Queenswood
    Pretoria, Gauteng Province 0121
    Republic of South Africa

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Fungi; dried specimens and living cultures

    Geography: Southern African

  • Notes

    Updated Oct 2011. Cultures (4500) distributed by exchange and for sale; prices will be quoted upon receipt of a written request and the necessary documentation.

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  • Number of Specimens

    60000

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

    1905

  • Updated

    /10/2011

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    Fungi of PRE and SAM.

  • Important Collectors

    E. M. Doidge, A. V. Duthie, G. J. M. A. Gorter, W. G. Rump, E. L. Stephens, P. A. Van der Bijl, G. C. A. Van der Westhuizen, L. Verwoerd