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 WELT - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Herbarium - Wellington, New Zealand
S 41° 17.440 E 174° 46.900
60G E 314250 N 5426601
Wellington Herbarium WELT is homed at Te Papa Museum. Te Papa's botanical collections and research encompass marine algae (seaweeds), lichens, mosses, liverworts, lycophytes, ferns, and seed plants.
Waymark Code: WMHPVW
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 08/01/2013
Views: 11
Herbarium WELT is located in New Zealand's National Museum. The herbarium known internationally as WELT is the oldest public herbarium in New Zealand, having been established in 1865. Te Papa’s herbarium contains some 260 000 dried plant specimens. It was founded in 1865 and has the most New Zealand type specimens in the country. It has especially rich collections of bryophytes, ferns, lichens, and marine algae. All plant groups are covered (fungi are not), with a focus on those native or introduced to New Zealand.
Herbarium Acronym: WELT
Institution Association: Government
Type of Structure: Not seperate
City: Wellington.
Special Collections: Te Papa holds the principal collections of several important botanical collectors, including W. Colenso, T. Kirk, C. Knight, W.R.B. Oliver, D. Petrie, and G.O.K. Sainsbury, and significant collections of other notable botanists including J. Banks, D. Sola
Parking: N 41° 17.448 W 174° 46.950
Index Herbariorum Site Link: [Web Link]
Special Projects: Not listed
Visitation possible: Not Listed
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