National Herbarium (Tracheophytes), National Biodiversity Centre (THIM-angio)

Bhutan is a small, landlocked country with an area of 38,394 km2 situated on the southern slope of the Eastern Himalayas. Straddling the two major Indo-Malayan and Palearctic biogeographic realms, Bhutan is part of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot and contains 23 Important Bird Areas (IBA), 8 ecoregions, a number of Important Plant Areas (IPA) and wetlands, including two Ramsar Sites. The diverse ecosystems and eco-floristic zones have made Bhutan home to a wide array of flora and fauna.

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). Currently, the herbarium houses more than 17,000 barcoded herbarium specimens of Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes (+2200), Fungi, Lichens and Byrophytes (+850).

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. Dr. Thomas currently serves as the Data Curator.

Contact: Rinchen Yangzom (ryangzom@moaf.gov.bt)

Home Page: http://nbc.gov.bt/?page_id=3269

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal

Global Unique Identifier: 18518af8-19aa-4955-9903-20353576a35c

Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)

Rights Holder: Royal Government of Bhutan

Access Rights: http://biodiversity.bt/bbp/datasharing

Address:

National Biodiversity Centre

National Herbarium

Post Box 875

Serbithang, Thimphu

Bhutan

http://nbc.gov.bt/?page_id=3269

Collection Statistics:

17,200 specimen records
12,106 (70%) georeferenced
60 (0.35%) with images
12,683 (74%) identified to species
304 families
1,279 genera
3,040 species
3,091 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

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Geographic Distribution - Nepal

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> National Herbarium (Tracheophytes), National Biodiversity Centre Details National Herbarium (Tracheophytes), National Biodiversity Centre (THIM-angio) Bhutan is a small, landlocked country with an area of 38,394 km2 situated on the southern slope of the Eastern Himalayas. Straddling the two major Indo-Malayan and Palearctic biogeographic realms, Bhutan is part of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot and contains 23 Important Bird Areas (IBA), 8 ecoregions, a number of Important Plant Areas (IPA) and wetlands, including two Ramsar Sites. The diverse ecosystems and eco-floristic zones have made Bhutan home to a wide array of flora and fauna. 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). Currently, the herbarium houses more than 17,000 barcoded herbarium specimens of Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes (+2200), Fungi, Lichens and Byrophytes (+850). 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. Dr. Thomas currently serves as the Data Curator. Contact: Rinchen Yangzom (ryangzom@moaf.gov.bt) Home Page: http://nbc.gov.bt/?page_id=3269 Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 18518af8-19aa-4955-9903-20353576a35c Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) Rights Holder: Royal Government of Bhutan Access Rights: http://biodiversity.bt/bbp/datasharing Address: National Biodiversity Centre National Herbarium Post Box 875 Serbithang, Thimphu Bhutan http://nbc.gov.bt/?page_id=3269 Collection Statistics: 17,200 specimen records 12,106 (70%) georeferenced 60 (0.35%) with images 12,683 (74%) identified to species 304 families 1,279 genera 3,040 species 3,091 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution Geographic Distribution - Nepal Click on the specimen record counts within the parenthesis to return the records for that term Gandaki Pradesh (1) Kathumandu (2) Province No. 1 (7) Province No. 3 (2) Sankhuwasabha (1)