High Altitude Research-Quality Control Laboratory

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  • Name

    High Altitude Research-Quality Control Laboratory

  • Herbarium Code

    SSFH

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Contact

    Email: pradhansikkim@gmail.com

  • Address

    Sikkim State Forest Herbarium
    Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim
    Research
    High Altitude Research-Quality Control Laboratory
    Deorali Road
    Deorali, Gangtok, Sikkim 737102
    India

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Angiosperm, bryophytes, algae, lichen, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes

    Geography: Sikkim Himalayas and adjoining Himalayas

  • Notes

    Entered Aug2020. The objective of strengthening of Sikkim State Forest Herbarium is to in-house the deposition for creating plant bank. It will be a great support to the Government of Sikkim for planning and development.

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  • Number of Specimens

    5650

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 200 0
    Bryophytes 100
    Fungi/Lichens 100
    Pteridophytes 150
    Seed Plants 9000
  • Date Founded

    1931

  • Updated

    21/08/2020

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    Edinburgh Exped. to Northern Sikkim in1996;
    Part of S. K Mukherjee in 1931, 1933, 1941, Part of K. Biswas in 1941;
    Sikkim Himalayas in 1972;
    Team led by Prof. H. Ohba of Tokyo University in 2003

  • Important Collectors

    K. Biswas, H. Ikeda, M. Kanno, T. Katsuyama, T. Kawahara, T. Kurosawa, Long, F. Miyamoto, S.K. Mukherjee, Noltie, S. Noshiro, H. Ohba, K. Yonekura, S. Z. Lucksum