Botany Research & Education | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

contacts page for faculty members at UH ManoaThe Botany section within the School of Life Sciences at UH Mānoa showcases active research and educational opportunities in Hawaiʻi’s native plant sciences. It highlights faculty involved in tropical botany, conservation biology, ecology, evolution, ethnobotany, and more. Programs span undergraduate majors and graduate MS/PhD degrees, featuring access to the Joseph F. Rock Herbarium, Lyon Arboretum, and laboratories like St. John Plant Science. The emphasis is on Hawaiʻi’s unique flora and supporting place-based, culture-centered study and stewardship.

Consortium of Pacific Herbaria | Arizona State University (BioKIC)

The Consortium of Pacific Herbaria (CPH) is a dynamic online portal managed by Arizona State University’s Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (BioKIC) that aggregates digitized plant specimen data from over 50 herbaria across Hawai‘i and the broader Pacific Basin. It supports regional databasing, digitization, and open data sharing of preserved plant specimens—providing real-time access to millions of botanical records.