Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre

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  • Name

    Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre

  • Herbarium Code

    ASSAM

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Nripemo Odyuo, nodyuo@yahoo.com

  • Contact

    [91] East Khasi Hills District
    Fax: [91] 0364 2224119
    Email: bsibsishll@yahoo.co.in

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre
    Lower New Colony, Laitumkhrah,
    Shillong. East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya 793 003
    India

  • Specialty

    Geography: Eastern Himalayas, including the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, and Tripura; Bangaldesh; Bhutan; Nepal.

  • Notes

    Updated Aug 2015 (email correction, geographical emphasis correction). The herbarium developed around the nucleus of 45,000 specimens collected by Fischer, Perry, Kingdon Ward, Bor and Kanjilal etc. At present it has c. 2,60,000 herbarium specimens of vascular plants including 508 type specimens of angiosperms, pteridophytes, Bryophytes and Lichens representing the flora of the North Eastern India. Besides this, it contains c. 11,000 specimens of cryptogams collected from different states of the North East India. Some of the collections are more than a century old. Ministry of Environment and Forests.

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  • Number of Specimens

    260000

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

    1956

  • Updated

    /08/2015

  • Associated Institution

    Associated gardens: Botanical Survey of India, Experimental Garden, Shillong. Experimental Garden, Barapani, Ri-bhoi District, Meghalaya

  • Important Collectors

    N. L. Bor, F. E. L. Fischer, J. D. Hooker, P. C. Kanjilal, U. N. Kanjilal, G. Mann, L. M. Perry, F. K. Ward