Wau Ecology Institute

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  • Name

    Wau Ecology Institute

  • Herbarium Code

    WAU

  • Current Status

    Status unknown

  • Contact

    [675] 446341

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Wau Ecology Institute
    P.O. Box 77
    Wau, Morobe
    Papua New Guinea

  • Specialty

    Geography: Papua New Guinea, especially Wau-Bulolo area.

  • Notes

    Updated Mar 2017 (Status: unkown). From Wikipedia: "The Institute ceased operations around 2007 and is now run as a local coffee plantation by former employees and area gold miners."

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  • Number of Specimens

    3093

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

    1971

  • Updated

    /03/2017

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Wau Ecology Institute Arboretum.

  • Important Collectors

    A. Kairo, J. L. Gressitt, B. Tegler, P. J. Kores, M. Fallen, D. K. Holdsworth, J. Havel, E. Woodley, A. Allison, T. K. Pratt, D. G. Frodin, R. Straatmann