East Africa University Herbarium, Qardho Campus

https://eastafricaherbaria.net/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=15East Africa University Herbarium, Qardho CampusEast Africa Herbaria Portalmichaelthomas.bdi@gmail.comhttps://eastafricaherbaria.net/index.phpEast Africa Herbaria Portalmichaelthomas.bdi@gmail.comhttps://eastafricaherbaria.net/index.php2026-06-01enghe East Africa University Herbarium is an officially registered herbarium collection located at the East Africa University Qardho Campus in Qardho, Puntland State, Somalia. It is listed in the Index Herbariorum — the global registry of herbaria — under the code EAUH and was founded in 2022, with an estimated 1,800 accessions (specimens) in its holdings as of mid-2025. Although it is relatively new compared with major African collections, this herbarium serves as an important regional botanical repository, supporting plant specimen curation, local taxonomic study, and research related to the flora of northeastern Somalia. Its establishment reflects growing academic capacity at the university, particularly within departments such as environmental science and agriculture.   The Qardho campus of East Africa University itself is part of a wider multi-campus system offering a range of academic programs.East Africa University Herbarium, Qardho Campusmahamud.shire10@gmail.comhttps://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=268184AbdiMahamud Shire mahamud.shire10@gmail.comSenior CuratorcontentProviderTo the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the 2026-06-01T02:31:49-07:00East Africa Herbaria Portal - 4a2ede66-f797-4e66-a6cf-112be015982bUTF-8Darwin Core Archivehttps://eastafricaherbaria.net/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=15EAUEAUHEast Africa University Herbarium, Qardho Campushttps://eastafricaherbaria.net/content/collicon/eaueauh.jpeghttps://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=268184https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/East Africa UniversityAbdiMahamud Shire mahamud.shire10@gmail.comSenior Curatorhe East Africa University Herbarium is an officially registered herbarium collection located at the East Africa University Qardho Campus in Qardho, Puntland State, Somalia. It is listed in the Index Herbariorum — the global registry of herbaria — under the code EAUH and was founded in 2022, with an estimated 1,800 accessions (specimens) in its holdings as of mid-2025. Although it is relatively new compared with major African collections, this herbarium serves as an important regional botanical repository, supporting plant specimen curation, local taxonomic study, and research related to the flora of northeastern Somalia. Its establishment reflects growing academic capacity at the university, particularly within departments such as environmental science and agriculture.   The Qardho campus of East Africa University itself is part of a wider multi-campus system offering a range of academic programs.