Queensland Herbarium
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha
Mt Coot-tha Road
Toowong
Queensland 4066
Australia
Fax: [61] 7/3896-9364
Web: http://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/herbarium/
Gordon Guymer, Director
Tel: [61] 0428 875 877
Fax: [61] 07 3876 1278
Email: Gordon.Guymer@science.dsitia.qld.gov.au
Dr Gillian Brown, Science Leader, Species and Herbarium Collections
Tel: [61] 0428 875 877
Fax: [61] 07 3876 1278
Dr Paul Forster, Principal Botanist & Austrobaileya Editor
Tel: [61] 07 3199 7687
Fax: [61] 07 3876 1278
Email: paul.forster@des.qld.gov.au
The Queensland Herbarium is the centre of research and information on Queensland plants, ecosystems and ecological processes. It provides knowledge and information fundamental to the management and protection of Queensland’s wealth of plants, animals and ecosystems.
The Queensland Herbarium contains over 880,000 plant, algae, fungi and lichen specimens, principally from Queensland (571,000) with representation from other Australian states/territories, New Guinea (80,000 specimens) and SE Asia, including 10,450 type specimens. It has extensive species and ecosystem databases and detailed regional ecosystem maps for 100% of the State.
The Queensland Herbarium conducts research on taxonomy, ecology and biology and monitors and assesses the State’s species and ecosystems. It produces an analysis of the State’s regional ecosystem and wetlands, their distribution and status, every two years. The Herbarium publishes the scientific journal Austrobaileya, and has been received awards for its excellence in research (Sherman Eureka Prize for Environmental Research 2005, and the Queensland ICT Award for Research and Development with CSIRO in 2012).
The Queensland Herbarium provides scientific services for business, government and the general public, including plant identification, training and surveys.
It was established in 1859 and is Queensland’s oldest scientific institution.