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Khartoum: the University of Khartoum herbarium
A January 2023 curator account describes the Botany Department herbarium at the University of Khartoum: its specimens, cabinet care, teaching uses and professional loans.
At a glance
- Collection care
- The curator says the specimens are deposited into cabinets to protect them against insect damage.[1]
- Teaching
- The curator says many of the herbarium’s rare, type or voucher specimens are used for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.[1]
- Digitisation
- The curator’s January 2023 article says digitisation and imaging were completed two years ago.[1]
A place worth remembering
Cabinets against insect damage
Vouchers in teaching and loans
The account says many of the herbarium’s rare, type or voucher plants are used for teaching undergraduates and postgraduates. It adds that a list of specimens of a particular genus or species can be prepared on request, and that specimens can be loaned to professionals under certain regulations.[1][2]
A digitised reference collection
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
Why were specimens kept in cabinets?
The curator’s account says the specimens are deposited into cabinets to protect them against insect damage.[1]
How did the herbarium support teaching?
The curator says many rare, type or voucher specimens are used for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.[1]
When did the account say digitisation was completed?
The January 2023 article says digitisation and imaging were completed two years ago; it does not give a year.[1]
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