University of the Witwatersrand

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  • Name

    University of the Witwatersrand

  • Herbarium Code

    J

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Kevin Balkwill, Curator, Kevin.Balkwill@wits.ac.za
    Edward Mnxati, Senior Museum Technician, sifiso.mnxati@wits.ac.za

  • Contact

    [27] 11 717 6480
    Email: Glynis.Goodman@wits.ac.za

  • Address

    Charles E. Moss Herbarium
    School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
    University of the Witwatersrand
    Private Bag 3
    Wits, Gauteng Province 2050
    Republic of South Africa

  • CITES

    ZA 014

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Higher plants, Pteridophytes

    Geography: Witwatersrand; KwaZulu-Natal; Mpumalanga; Gauteng; Inhaca Island (Mozambique); southern Africa

  • Notes

    The bulk of the Buffelskloof Nature Reserve Herbarium (BNRH) was donated to the C.E. Moss Herbarium (J) in October 2021 as both John Burrows (Curator) and Barbara Turpin (Herbarium Technician) were retiring. BNRH maintains a small collection of specimens of plants found on the reserve.

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  • Number of Specimens

    54398

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

    1917

  • Updated

    15/06/2022

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    Most of BNRH, donated in 2021

  • Important Collectors

    K. Balkwill, G.V. Cron, K.A. Dahlstrand, K. Ellery, W. Ellery, P.L. Forbes, H.B. Gilliland, O. Kerfoot, A. Lucas, B. Maguire, A.O.D. Mogg, C.E. Moss, M. Moss, L.N. Prosser, F.A. Rogers, R. Schlechter, J.M. Watt, G.T. Weeks, R.G.N. Young