Dr. Tirtha Raj Pandey
Information Officer, Research Officer
Plant database
A collection of dried and pressed plants arranged according to an accepted system of classification and available for study or reference is called a herbarium (plural, herbaria). About 165,000 herbarium specimens of flowering and non-flowering plants are housed in the wood.
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Introduction
National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories (NHPL) is located in Godawari, at the base of Phulchoki hills in the south-eastern part of the Kathmandu valley. It is about 10 km away from Satdobato, which is the main entrance to Godawari. It was formerly established as the Botanical Survey and Herbarium in 1961, under the then Department of Medicinal Plants and later in 1989 it was renamed as National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories. It is one of the central offices of Department of Plant Resources under the Ministry of Forests and Environment. NHPL is internationally abbreviated and recognized as KATH herbarium. NHPL aims at carrying out survey, collection, preparation, identification and preservation of herbarium specimens and documentation of plant resources within the country. These herbarium specimens provide an authentic record of the plant species found in Nepal for the documentation of flora of Nepal. About 165,000 herbarium specimens of both flowering and non-flowering plants have been housed at KATH. NHPL facilitates the scientific researchers as well as general public in plant identification, proper utilization and conservation of the plant resources. There are eight technical sections and one administrative section for conducting research activities and providing services related to the plant resources.
Herbarium
A herbarium is basically a library or museum of dried plant specimens. It is not only a collection of dried plants but also an educational and research institution. The first herbarium is attributed to Luca Ghini (1490-1556), but by the mid 1500s the art of herbarium-making was disseminated all over Europe. The herbarium of Gherards Cibo, a pupil of Ghini, was started in 1532 and still exists today. Originally herbarium pages were bound into a book. It was Carolus Linnaeus (1707-78), the founder of the modern system of scientific plant names, who departed from the convention of the day. He introduced the idea of mounting specimens on single sheets and storing them flat in cabinets. This became the general practice by the mid 18th century and is still the standard today. In Nepal, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories (KATH), Tribhuvan University Central Herbarium (TUCH) some Herbaria. ‘KATH’ is Nepal’s largest and Government’s owner Herbarium which has 165000 specimens.
Publications
Vijaysal
Editors: Lajmina Joshi, Sangita Rajbhandari, Buddhisagar Paudel, Sanjeev Kumar Rai, Subhash Khatri Government of Nepal Ministry of Forests and Environment Department of Plant Resources National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories Godavari, Lalitpur, Nepal 2078
A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal. Vol. 4
Government of Nepal Ministry of Forests and Environment Department of Plant Resources National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories Godawari, Lalitpur, Nepal 2024
Algal Flora of Nepal Vol. 2
Government of Nepal Ministry of Forests and Environment Department of Plant Resources National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories Godawari, Lalitpur, Nepal 2024