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]
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| Available in | English |
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| URL | www |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | ABN 31 496 409 479 |
| Current status | Active |
Membership of CHAH consists of the heads of the following herbaria:
- State Herbarium of South Australia, Adelaide
- Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane
- Australian National Herbarium, Canberra
- Australian Tropical Herbarium, Cairns
- Tasmanian Herbarium, Hobart
- National Herbarium of Victoria, Melbourne
- National Herbarium of New South Wales, Sydney
- Northern Territory Herbarium, Darwin
- Western Australian Herbarium, Perth
- Allan Herbarium, Christchurch, NZ
- Te Papa Herbaria, Wellington, NZ
- Auckland Museum Herbarium[2]
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)