Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria

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Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria
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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]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH) Introduction
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Incorporated, JSTOR
  3. ^ Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH) Constitution
  4. ^ Vascular Plants Australian Plant Census (APC)
  5. ^ Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

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