Bryophyte specimens preserved at Natural History Museum, Nepal

Urmila Dhami

doi:10.15468/kjt5w2

Bryophyte specimens preserved at Natural History Museum, Nepal

Citation

Dhami U, Pradhan N (2024). Bryophyte specimens preserved at Natural History Museum, Nepal. Version 1.2. Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/kjt5w2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

Bryophytes are a group of non-vascular plants that include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. They play a crucial role in ecosystems by aiding in soil formation, capturing and retaining moisture, and serving as habitats for small organisms. Bryophytes are also indicators of ecological health and can be used to assess environmental conditions and changes.

Taxonomic Coverages

The bryophytes were identified to generic and species level.

Bryophyta
common name: Mosses rank: phylum
Anthocerotophyta
common name: Hornworts rank: phylum
Marchantiophyta
common name: Liverworts rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Collection of bryophytes is done by different persons throughout the Nepal.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

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

Nirmala Pradhan
metadata author
position: Professor
Natural History Museum, TU
Natural History Museum, Swayambhu
Kathmandu
44600
Bagmati
NP

Lily Shrestha
reviewer
position: Asia Regional Support Team
GBIF Asia Regional Support Team
Kirtipur
Lalitpur
44600
Bagmati
NP
email: lshrestha@gbif.com
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
Bagmati
NP
Telephone: 9848725964
email: bimalashakya2012@gmail.com