Comments on: New Caledonia fern collecting

By: Leon Perrie

Leon Perrie — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:13:16 +0000

Hi Fabio,
I had little to do with the logistics of our expedition, so I unfortunately can’t help too much. But, I’d suggest IRD is a good initial contact, particularly the NOU herbarium (http://herbier-noumea.plantnet-project.org/) if you’re working on plants. You will need collecting permits too, which I think are administered by the North and South Provinces.
Good luck. It is a fascinating place, with a lot of biodiversity work to be done.
Leon

By: Fabio Avila

Fabio Avila — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:19:59 +0000

I am interested in submitting a project to different funding institutions with field work in New Caledonia, but I am not quite sure about which institutions are most recommendable to be in touch in logistics and cooperation terms. Most of the time, it is required to have institutional contact before submit a proposal.

I sought through the web for Louis Thouvenot but I didn’t find him. Some people recommended me to contact IRD, but I don’t know if P Herbarium work out better.

By: DNA sequences reveal unexpected fern relationships « Te Papa's Blog

DNA sequences reveal unexpected fern relationships « Te Papa's Blog — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:08:40 +0000

[...] DNA sequences from some of the fern samples collected by Te Papa Botany curator Leon Perrie on his recent trip to New Caledonia. We aim to determine the relationships of these New Caledonian ferns to other ferns around the [...]

By: Where to find new species? « Te Papa's Blog

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By: Ferns of New Caledonia that are very different to those in New Zealand « Te Papa's Blog

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:18:12 +0000

[...] You’ll never have seen anything like these New Caledonia ferns in New Zealand, unless you’ve been to a very interesting garden (which I’d love an invitation to!). These are photos from my recent fern collecting trip. [...]

By: New Caledonian ferns with close relatives in New Zealand « Te Papa's Blog

New Caledonian ferns with close relatives in New Zealand « Te Papa's Blog — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:28:15 +0000

[...] A lot of New Caledonian species belong to fern genera that also occur in New Zealand. Some look very similar to New Zealand species, whereas others are quite different! Here’s a few from my recent trip. [...]

By: New Caledonian ferns shared with New Zealand « Te Papa's Blog

New Caledonian ferns shared with New Zealand « Te Papa's Blog — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:21:03 +0000

[...] Here’s a few of them that I saw during my recent field work in New Caledonia: [...]

By: New Caledonian plants « Te Papa's Blog

New Caledonian plants « Te Papa's Blog — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:37:30 +0000

[...] are photos of some of the botanical/landscape highlights from the recent expedition to New Caledonia that I participated in. But first, a bit of [...]

By: Leon Perrie

Leon Perrie — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:35:50 +0000

Hi Kevin,
It is possible that Dayu Biik (a collaborative organisation that manages the reserve around Mount Panie), Conservation International, and/or the herbarium might be interested in volunteer botanical help. The links are in the post above.
My collecting was purely for systematics/taxonomic classification. I did make a few ethnobotanical notes around the uses of ferns, but nothing substantial and nothing medicinal.
We did meet a researcher associated with the herbarium who was investigating mosses/liverworts for bioactive compounds.
Leon

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:41:49 +0000

Thanks for the blog. Is there a role for volunteer botanists in New Caledonia? Any medicinal research related to your trip?