Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Incorporated
c/o Australian National Herbarium
CSIRO
GPO Box 1600
Canberra, A.C.T. 2601
Australia
CSIRO
GPO Box 1600
Canberra, A.C.T. 2601
Australia
The Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH) comprises those administratively responsible for the major Australian and New Zealand Herbaria with the aim of promoting all matters of interest to herbaria in Australasia and to increase cooperation and understanding between herbaria. Its operations are governed by a Constitution and a Statement of Objectives.
Membership of CHAH consists of the heads of
Australia
- State Herbarium of South Australia, Adelaide (AD)
- Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane (BRI)
- Australian National Herbarium, Canberra (CANB)
- Australian Tropical Herbarium, Cairns (CNS)
- Tasmanian Herbarium, Hobart (HO)
- National Herbarium of Victoria, Melbourne (MEL)
- National Herbarium of New South Wales, Sydney (NSW)
- Northern Territory Herbarium, Darwin (DNA)
- Western Australian Herbarium, Perth (PERTH)
- and a Council Member representing the constituent collections of the National Collection of Fungi (including BRIP, DAR and VPRI) and a representative of the Australian University Herbaria.
New Zealand
- Allan Herbarium, Christchurch, NZ (CHR)
- Te Papa Herbaria, Wellington, NZ (WELT)
- Auckland Museum Herbarium, NZ (AK)