Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH) is an association of the leaders of herbaria in Australia and New Zealand.[1][2] It is governed by a constitution.[2][3] It endorses the taxonomy and nomenclature of the Australian Plant Census,[4] which is the source for accepted names of species and, in particular, for accepted names of Australasian species. It supports the Australian Plant Name Index.[5] CHAH is incorporated in the A.C.T. and is an Australian registered business with ABN 31 496 409 479.[1]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria
Available inEnglish
URLwww.chah.gov.au
CommercialNo
RegistrationABN 31 496 409 479
Current statusActive

Membership of CHAH consists of the heads of the following herbaria:

There are a further two council members: one to represent the constituent collections of the National Collection of Fungi;
and another to represent Australian university herbaria.[2]

The council also invites observers to participate. As of 14 September 2018 there are observers from:[1]

  • Papua New Guinea National Herbarium (LAE)
  • Council of Heads of Australian Fauna Collections (CHAFC)
  • Council of Australian Museum Directors (CAMD)
  • Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)
  • Council of Heads of Australian Botanic Gardens (CHABG)

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