Ghana Herbarium
Legon
Ghana
Web: http://www.ug.edu.gh/
The Director, Ghana Herbarium
Email: gcherb@ug.edu.gh
The Ghana Herbarium was established in 1948 to support teaching and research in the Department of Botany, University of Ghana at Legon. The herbarium has approximately 90 000 specimens from Ghana and the West African Subregion, including type specimens, some of which date back to 1898. The herbarium also contains ancillary collections, including spirit (i.e., plants stored in spirit-filled jars), carpological, and fossil materials. The herbarium is a centre of taxonomic research in Ghana and also provides services such as the identification and collection of plant materials for institutions and individuals. The herbarium's activities are guided by certain Ghanaian national strategies related to biodiversity management, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Materials of Special Interest
- Photos
- Illustrations
- Protologues