Southern Cross University

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  • Name

    Southern Cross University

  • Herbarium Code

    PHARM

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Peter Mouatt, Curator, peter.mouatt@scu.edu.au

  • Contact

    [61] 2 66269337
    Fax: [61] 2 66203307
    Email: herbarium@scu.edu.au

  • Address

    Medicinal Plant Herbarium
    Southern Cross University
    PO Box 157
    Lismore, New South Wales 2480
    Australia
    http://www.scu.edu.au/herbarium

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Ethnobotanical focus on medicinal plants, at present mostly those used in Western phytotherapy or Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • Notes

    Updated Dec 2013. Many specimens have been chemically profiled by HPLC. Includes crude botanical drugs. Serves as reference collection of authentic medicinal plants. Also non-medicinal species from Eastern Australia.

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  • Number of Specimens

    6500

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

    1996

  • Updated

    /12/2013

  • Associated Institution

    Medicinal Plant Garden, Rifle Range Rd., Lismore NSW 2480, Australia

  • Important Collectors

    H. Wohlmuth