Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre

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  • Name

    Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre

  • Herbarium Code

    BSA

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Contact

    [91] 532 2250179
    Fax: [91] 532 2250179
    Email: cc@bsi.gov.in; bsi.crcald@gmail.com

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Botanical Survey of India
    Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
    Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre
    10 Chatham Line.
    Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211 002
    India

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Mostly angiosperms; lichens

    Geography: Higher Plants: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; Lichens: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Gujarat and Rajasthan

  • Notes

    Updated Jun 2011 (general update). Updated Mar 2017 (staff). Updated Nov 2018.

  • Feedback

    Send comment or correction to the Editor of Index Herbariorum

  • Number of Specimens

    114700

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens 10800
    Pteridophytes 3500
    Seed Plants 100400
  • Date Founded

    1962

  • Updated

    29/11/2018

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Associated Botanic Garden of Botanical Survey of India, Central Circle, Allahabad with over 500 species of Herbs, Shrubs, Trees, Bamboos, Palms, Medicinal Plants, Ornamental species.

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    BSA: Spermatophytes (103900 Accessioned specimens);
    Lichens (10800 specimens).

  • Important Collectors

    L. K. Banerje, S. K. Dixit, B. Dutt, I. Hanfi, S. K. Jain, K. K. Khanna, A. Kumar, J. Lal, V. J. Nair, G. Panigrahi, T. Rajgopal, N. C. Rathakrishnan, G. P. Roy, R. Saran, B. K. Shukla, G. P. Sinha, R. C. Srivastava, J. N. Srivastva, A. K. Tripathi, A.N. Shukla, A.K. Verma, V.K. Singh, A.P. Tiwari, K.P. Singh, R.D. Dixit, E.K. Janki Ammal, V.K. Rawat, Sweta Singh, B.K. Sinha, S.K. Srivastava