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was established in the 1940s and is the largest plant specimen collection in Papua New Guinea with about 300,000 specimens including 2335 type specimens. There are 100,000 spirit collections. The
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The gardens are administered by the Papua New Guinea Forest
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235:References
226:John Croft
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