North-West University

Edit Create New
  • Name

    North-West University

  • Herbarium Code

    SANDC

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Jonathan Taylor, Curator: South African National Diatom Collection, Jonathan.Taylor@nwu.ac.za

  • Contact

    +27 18 299 1096
    Email: Jonathan.Taylor@nwu.ac.za

  • Address

    South African National Diatom Collection
    North-West University
    Courier Office, Building F20, Room G63
    Potchefstroom, North-West 2531
    Republic of South Africa

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Diatoms and algae

    Geography: Africa

  • Quarantine Requirements

    None

  • Notes

    Entered November 2018. The South African National Ditom Collection is owned by the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown South Africa but housed and curated at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

  • Feedback

    Send comment or correction to the Editor of Index Herbariorum

  • Number of Specimens

    21000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 21000 21000 80
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    2009

  • Updated

    08/11/2018

  • Associated Institution

    South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    National Institute for Water Research (NIWR) collection previously property of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Approximately 15 000 slides mounts and 5000 vials of material collected from 1949 to 1988.

  • Important Collectors

    R. E. M. Archibald, B. J. Cholnoky, M. Giffen, F. R. Schoeman, J. C. Taylor