Angiosperm specimens preserved at NHM, TU, Nepal

Occurrence
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Description

Angiosperms, also known as flowering plants, are a diverse group of vascular plants that form the vast majority of extant plant life. These plants are characterized by the presence of a flower, which is the reproductive structure that contains both the female and male reproductive organs. The life cycle of angiosperms is dominated by the diploid sporophyte stage, which is the familiar plant body we typically observe. A total of 3236 plant species has been preserved at Natural History Museum (NHM), TU, Nepal. These include four bryophytes, 13 pteridophytes, 4 gymnosperms and 3215 angiosperms. Among angiosperms, 543 specimens are of monocots and 2672 specimens are of dicots. These specimens were collected by different collectors from different part of Nepal including other countries like Colombia, India, Japan, and Srilanka. These specimens were either preserved in bottles with formalin and alcohol or dried herbarium. The collection was since1925 to 2019.

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Dhami U, Acharya U, Shakya B (2024). Angiosperm specimens preserved at NHM, TU, Nepal. Version 1.1. Training Organization. Occurrence dataset. https://training-ipt-a.gbif.org/resource?r=angiosperm_nhm&v=1.1

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Keywords

Occurrence; plant specimens; monocot; dicot

Contacts

Urmila Dhami
  • Originator
  • Research Intern
Natural History Museum, TU
  • Kirtipur
44600 Kathmandu
Bagmati
NP
Upama Acharya
  • Originator
  • Intern
Natural History Museum, TU
  • Godawari
44600 Lalitpur
Bagmati
NP
Bimala Shakya
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Lecturer
Natural History Museum, TU
  • Natural History Museum, Swayambhu
44600 Kathmandu
Bagmati
NP
  • 9848725964
Lily Shrestha
  • Reviewer
  • Asia Regional Support Team
GBIF Asia Regional Support Team
  • Imadol
44600 Lalitpur
Bagmati
NP

Geographic Coverage

The plant specimens have been collected from all over the Nepal. Besides this, these specimens have been collected from India, Japan, Srilanka and Colombia.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-1.987, -71.389], North East [35.684, 139.751]

Taxonomic Coverage

A total of one fungi and 3236 plant species have been preserved at Natural History Museum (NHM), TU, Nepal. These include four bryophytes, 13 pteridophytes, 4 gymnosperms and 3215 angiosperms. Among angiosperms, 543 specimens are of monocots and 2672 specimens are of dicots.

Kingdom Fungi, Plantae
Phylum Ascomycota, Marchantiophyta, Charophyta, Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida, Liliopsida, Sordariomycetes, Charophyceae, Pinopsida, Marchantiopsida, Polypodiopsida
Order Buxales, Apiales, Gentianales, Saxifragales, Pandanales, Ranunculales, Solanales, Arecales, Fagales, Polypodiales, Charales, Aquifoliales, Santalales, Lamiales, Liliales, Piperales, Salviniales, Celastrales, Pinales, Rosales, Oxalidales, Laurales, Hypocreales, Myrtales, Malpighiales, Austrobaileyales, Equisetales, Nymphaeales, Asparagales, Icacinales, Cornales, Vitales, Zingiberales, Proteales, Marchantiales, Solanales, Dioscoreales, Malvales, Dipsacales, Geraniales, Acorales, Fabales, Cucurbitales, Ceratophyllales, Lamiales, Magnoliales, Brassicales, Alismatales, Caryophyllales, Sapindales, Schizaeales, Poales, Asterales, Ericales, Boraginales, Commelinales

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1925-05-25 / 2019-12-18

Collection Data

Collection Name Collection of Angiosperms
Specimen preservation methods Alcohol,  Formalin,  Dried and pressed
Curatorial Units Count 47 +/- 1 jars ,  Count 3,190 +/- 1 sheets

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers e459e14e-2580-4ef9-9d98-f9ac5728b329
https://training-ipt-a.gbif.org/resource?r=angiosperm_nhm