Garden Route Botanical Garden
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Name
Garden Route Botanical Garden
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Herbarium Code
SCHG
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Current Status
Active
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Correspondents
Priscilla Burgoyne, Curator, herbariumcurator@botanicalgarden.org.za
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Contact
[27] 44 874 1558
[27] 44 873 5077
Fax: [27] 086 627 9445
Email: ludwigxem@gmail.com, nielshgj@gmail.com, ray.smith.sa@gmail.com -
Address
Southern Cape Herbarium
Garden Route Botanical Garden
49 Caledon Street
George, Western Cape Province 6529
Republic of South Africa
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Specialty
Taxonomic Coverage: Aizoaceae - Zygophyllaceae, incl. Polypodiaceae & Lycopodiaceae
Geography: Southern Cape
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Notes
Updated July 2023 (general update). SCHG was established after SAAS was donated to PRE. Duplicate specimens were returned to SAAS, a large portion of which are now incorporated into SCHG. 2000 paintings of wildflowers by A. Moriarty housed at SCHG. Formerly located in the George Museum, now housed at the Garden Route Botanical Gardens. Open Tuesdays from 9-12am.
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Number of Specimens
17000
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Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged Algae 14 0 0 Bryophytes 7 0 0 Fungi/Lichens 0 0 0 Pteridophytes 54 0 0 Seed Plants 16953 0 0 -
Date Founded
1996
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Updated
06/07/2023
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Associated Institution
Garden Route Botanical Gardens
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Incorporated Herbaria
SAAS in part.
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Important Collectors
A. Moriarty, Y. van Wijk, N.H.G. Jacobsen, P. Burgoyne, J. Potgieter
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Correspondents
Priscilla Burgoyne, Curator, herbariumcurator@botanicalgarden.org.za
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