KSCSTE-Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences

Name

KSCSTE-Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences

Herbarium Code

MBGH

Current Status

Active

Correspondents

Director MBGIPS, Director, directormbgips@gmail.com

Contact

+91 4952430939
+91 9446556113
Email: malabarbot.garden@gmail.com

Address

Malabar Botanical Garden Herbarium
Science and Technology
Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment
KSCSTE-Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences
GA College Post
Kozhikode, Kerala 673 014
India

Specialty

Taxonomic Coverage: Algae, fungi, lichen, bryophytes, pteridophytes, angiosperms

Geography: South India

Notes

MBGH is located at Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. The garden has about 20 ha area with 5 ha wetland. This herbarium posses herbarium material of local flora (Kerala) especially of the Western Ghats area and special attention is given to the aquatic angiosperms, local Bryophytes and Pteridophytes. The authentic specimens of the books 'Eriocaulaceae in India' (R. Ansari), 'Nymphaeceae in India' (R. Ansari), 'Ferns and Fern allies of Kerala' (P.V. Madhusoodanan) etc. are deposited in this herbarium. Type specimens of few new species published by scientists in this institute and from other institutions in Kerala are also deposited. This is the only herbarium in south India where specimens of lower groups of plants are preserved.

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