Belau National Herbarium (BNM)

The establishment of the Natural History Section has provided an opportunity to acquire old plant specimen collections from the former Division of Conservation and Entomology. Belau National Museum is an important archive of valuable scientific natural history specimens including 5000 herbaria specimens, a pinned insect collection, and a newly acquired marine mollusk (sea shell) collection. The museum's archives of specimens and literature are an important national resource for the support of educational, cultural and conservation programs. In this context, the mission of the Natural History Section is to collect, identify, catalog, preserve and educate the public about the terrestrial biological diversity of Palau with special emphasis on plants and animals that have cultural significance. The Natural History Section has several staff including Ann Kitalong (biologist), Soleh Hanser, and Alan R. Olsen, entomologist.

Contacts: Ann Kitalong, kitalong@palaunet.com

Homepage: http://www.belaunationalmuseum.net/collections/naturalhistory/ethnobotany.htm

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Last Update: 10 January 2016

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

Rights Holder: Belau National Museum

Access Rights: not-for-profit use only

Address:

Palau National Herbarium

Belau National Museum

PO Box 666

Koror, Koror 96940

Republic of Palau

http://www.belaunationalmuseum.net

Collection Statistics

4,051 specimen records
2,677 (66%) georeferenced
2,547 (63%) identified to species
165 families
481 genera
676 species
696 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile Belau National Herbarium (BNM) The establishment of the Natural History Section has provided an opportunity to acquire old plant specimen collections from the former Division of Conservation and Entomology. Belau National Museum is an important archive of valuable scientific natural history specimens including 5000 herbaria specimens, a pinned insect collection, and a newly acquired marine mollusk (sea shell) collection. The museum's archives of specimens and literature are an important national resource for the support of educational, cultural and conservation programs. In this context, the mission of the Natural History Section is to collect, identify, catalog, preserve and educate the public about the terrestrial biological diversity of Palau with special emphasis on plants and animals that have cultural significance. The Natural History Section has several staff including Ann Kitalong (biologist), Soleh Hanser, and Alan R. Olsen, entomologist. Contacts: Ann Kitalong, kitalong@palaunet.com Homepage: http://www.belaunationalmuseum.net/collections/naturalhistory/ethnobotany.htm Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 10 January 2016 Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain) Rights Holder: Belau National Museum Access Rights: not-for-profit use only Address: Palau National Herbarium Belau National Museum PO Box 666 Koror, Koror 96940 Republic of Palau http://www.belaunationalmuseum.net Collection Statistics 4,051 specimen records 2,677 (66%) georeferenced 2,547 (63%) identified to species 165 families 481 genera 676 species 696 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
Development of the Consortium of Pacific Herbaria and several of the specimen databases have been supported by National Science Foundation Grants (BRC 1057303, ADBC 1304924 and ADBC1115116). Data Usage Policy. Continued support provided by the Symbiota Support Hub, a domain of iDigBio (NSF Award #2027654). Copyright 2015 University of Hawai‘i.