National Herbarium of New South Wales
Joseph Maiden in the Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens c. 1895 | |
| Established | 1853 |
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| Address | Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, NSW, 2000 |
| Location | Sydney , New South Wales , Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′00″S 151°13′05″E / 33.866575°S 151.217923°E |
| Website | National Herbarium of NSW |
The National Herbarium of New South Wales was established in 1853. The Herbarium has a collection of more than 1.4 million plant specimens, making it the second largest collection of pressed, dried plant specimens in Australia, including scientific and historically significant collections and samples of Australian flora gathered by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander during the voyage of HMS Endeavour in 1770.
The Herbarium is a centre for Australian plant research. These specimens are used for studies of Australian native plants, their relationships and classification. A botanical information service is also provided including native plant identifications.
The National Herbarium is in the Robert Brown Building at the Royal Botanic Garden on Mrs Macquaries Road in Sydney. In June 2018 plans to relocate the Herbarium to a new purpose built Centre of Innovation in Plant Sciences to be at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan were announced.
In addition to two journals, Telopea and Cunninghamia, the herbarium is responsible for the online database (and keys) to NSW Flora, PlantNet.
The Index Herbariorum Code for the National Herbarium of New South Wales is NSW.