University of Kerala

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  • Name

    University of Kerala

  • Herbarium Code

    KUBH

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Radhamany Madhavan, Professor and Head, radhamany_m@rediffmail.com
    Radhamany Madhavan, Professor and Head

  • Contact

    [91] 4712308301
    [91] 9446215095
    Fax: [91] 04712308301
    Email: unikerbot@rediffmail.com

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Department of Botany
    University of Kerala
    Kariavattom
    Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695581
    India

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Angiosperms, Commelinaceae, Poaceae, Cyperaceae

    Geography: Western Ghats

  • Notes

    Entered Feb 2016. The highest chromosome number in plant world( n=630) was reported in Ophioglossum reticulatum from this department by Prof. Dr. A. Abraham and Dr. C. A. Ninan.The specimen of the same taxon is available in our herbarium

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  • Number of Specimens

    7362

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 38
    Bryophytes 10
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes 2000
    Seed Plants 5021
  • Date Founded

    1989

  • Updated

    /02/2016

  • Associated Institution

    Botanical Garden of the Department of Botany; Thulaseevanam Herbal Garden ; Recently established Hortus Malabaricus Garden, Arboretum and indigenous fruit plants garden

  • Important Collectors

    A. Abraham, T. F. Bourdillon, J. S. Gamble, A. Meebold, M. Rama Rao, M. K. Vencoba Rao