National Biodiversity Centre

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  • Name

    National Biodiversity Centre

  • Herbarium Code

    THIM

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Rinchen Yangzom, National Herbarium Curator and Principal Biodiversity Officer, ryangzom@moaf.gov.bt

  • Contact

    [975] 2 351 218
    [975] 2 351 278
    Fax: [975] 2 351 219
    Email: michaelbthomas@gmail.com

  • Address

    National Herbarium
    Ministry of Agriculture
    National Biodiversity Centre
    P.O. Box 875
    Thimphu
    Bhutan

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes, Bryophytes, and Fungi.

    Geography: Bhutan, Nepal, India, Tibet

  • Notes

    Updated Nov 2024 (Staff, geocoordinates, notes updated). The National Herbarium was initiated by the Department of Forests and Parks Services in conjunction with the Flora of Bhutan Project in the mid 1970s. In 1987 the herbarium was moved to Taba and housed with the forest research library under the Forest Research Division. With the establishment of National Biodiversity Centre in 1999, the herbarium was relocated to the present location at Serbithang. The new herbarium building at Serbithang was completed in 2002, with funding support from Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). he National Herbarium was initiated by the Department of Forests and Parks Services in conjunction with the Flora of Bhutan Project in the mid 1970s. In 1987 the herbarium was moved to Taba and housed with the forest research library under the Forest Research Division. With the establishment of National Biodiversity Centre in 1999, the herbarium was relocated to the present location at Serbithang. The new herbarium building at Serbithang was completed in 2002, with funding support from Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). Currently, the herbarium houses more than 20,000 barcoded herbarium specimens of Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes (+2300), Fungi (2375), Lichens and Byrophytes (+1195). In 2017, the herbarium received assistance from Dr. Michael B. Thomas through a partnership with the US Fulbright program. This collaboration led to the digitization of the herbarium specimen collection and specimen data portal development. Since 2017, Dr. Thomas has served as the specimen data curator.

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  • Number of Specimens

    20000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 0 0 0
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens 1195 1195 1195
    Pteridophytes 2384 2384 2384
    Seed Plants 17096 17096 17096
  • Date Founded

    1911

  • Updated

    31/10/2024

  • Associated Institution

    Royal Botanical Garden Serbithang; Royal Botanical Park, Lampelri

  • Important Collectors

    C. M. A. Stapleton, F. Ludlow, R. Bedi, J. R. I. Wood, R. Nawang, D. G. Long, H. J. Noltie, S. Tsering, R. E. Cooper, G. Taylor, G. Sherriff, C. Parker, A. J. C. Grierson and Sabitra Pradhan (fungi)