Collection of Pteridophytes preserved at Natural History Museum, TU, Nepal

Urmila Dhami; Sujan Acharya

doi:10.15468/5y4p4t

Collection of Pteridophytes preserved at Natural History Museum, TU, Nepal

Citation

Dhami U, Acharya S, Shakya B (2024). Collection of Pteridophytes preserved at Natural History Museum, TU, Nepal. Version 1.4. Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/5y4p4t accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-01-15.

Description

Natural History Museum (NHM), TU, Nepal has played a crucial role in collection and preservation of pteridophytes since 1971. Pteridophytes are the first land vascular plants and reproduce through spores. Till date 301 pteridophyte specimens are collected by different persons from different part of the country. A total of 301 specimens are present, belonging to the division Tracheophyta which are grouped under two classes: Lycopodiopsida (18) and Polypodiopsida (283). Further, these specimens belong to nine orders and fifteen families. The dominant family with maximum number of specimens are Polypodiaceae (109), followed by Pteridaceae (86) and Aspleniaceae (38). The genera with high number of specimens are Asplenium (26), Cheilanthes (25), Adiantum (24), Polypodium (20), Onychium (18), Selaginella (17), Polystichum (16) and Pteris (16).

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Pteridophytes present at NHM belong to fifteen families in nine orders and two classes.

Ophioglossales
rank: order
Cyatheales
rank: order
Equisetales
rank: order
Gleicheniales
rank: order
Lycopodiales
rank: order
Polypodiales
rank: order
Salviniales
rank: order
Schizaeales
rank: order
Selaginellales
rank: order
Lycopodiopsida
rank: class
Polypodiopsida
rank: class
Tracheophyta
rank: phylum
Plantae
rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Pteridophytes were collected throughout the Nepal.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Urmila Dhami
originator
position: Research Intern
Natural History Museum, TU
Kirtipur
Kathmandu
44600
NP
email: dhamiurmila4433@gmail.com

Sujan Acharya
originator
position: Student
Amrit Science College, Lainchaur
Balkhu
Kathmandu
44600
Bagmati
NP
email: achsujan176@gmail.com

Bimala Shakya
metadata author
position: Lecturer
Natural History Museum, TU
Natural History Museum, Swayambhu
Kathmandu
44600
NP
Telephone: 9848725964
email: bimalashakya2012@gmail.com

Lily Shrestha
reviewer
GBIF Asia Regional Support Team
Imadol
Lalitpur
Bagmati
NP
email: lshrestha@gbif.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4540-723X

Bimala Shakya
administrative point of contact
position: Lecturer
Natural History Museum, TU
Natural History Museum, Swayambhu
Kathmandu
44600
NP
Telephone: 9848725964
email: bimalashakya2012@gmail.com