Te Kohinga Hekaheka o Aotearoa | |
Established | 1919 |
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Location | Auckland |
Coordinates | 36°53′01″S 174°50′57″E / 36.88350909°S 174.84913089°E |
Type | Collection of dried fungi |
Key holdings | Fungi from Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific |
Collection size | 109,584 objects [1] |
Founder | G.H. Cunningham |
Curator | Dr Mahajabeen Padamsee |
Owner | Landcare Research |
Website | www |
The New Zealand Fungarium (PDD): Te Kohinga Hekaheka o Aotearoa is the major collection of fungi from Aotearoa (New Zealand). It is one of the largest collections in the Southern Hemisphere. The Fungarium is designated a Nationally Significant Collection by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.[2]