Gymnosperms preserved at Natural History Museum, TU, Nepal

Urmila Dhami; Sujan Acharya; Bimala Shakya

doi:10.15468/6m9vxa

Gymnosperms preserved at Natural History Museum, TU, Nepal

Citation

Dhami U, Acharya S, Shakya B (2024). Gymnosperms preserved at Natural History Museum, TU, Nepal. Version 1.5. Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/6m9vxa accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.

Description

A total of 71 gymnosperm specimens are preserved at NHM, TU, Nepal either in formalin or dry herbarium specimen. These specimen belonged to three classes, three order, seven families and fifteen genera. Juniperus, Pinus, Ephedra and Araucaria has the maximum number of preserved specimens. These specimens were collected in between 1969 and 2003 by different collectors from different parts of Nepal. Ephedra was collected from the highest elevation (3962.4 m). Besides this, NHM, TU, Nepal has conserved Cupressus sp., Juniperus incurva, Pinus wallichiana, Podocarpus nerifolius, Taxus wallichiana and T. squamata in the living form within it's premises.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Plantae
rank: kingdom
Tracheophyta
rank: phylum
Cycadopsida
rank: class
Gnetopsida
rank: class
Pinopsida
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Most of the Gymnosperm specimens preserved at NHM, TU, Nepal has been collected from Central Nepal and Western Nepal. There is no any collection from eastern part of Nepal. One specimen, Thujopsis has been collected from Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

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

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

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

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

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

Devendra Maharjan
administrative point of contact
position: Taxodermist
Natural History Museum, TU
Natural History Museum, Swayambhu
Kathmandu
44600
Bagmati
NP
Telephone: 9841301407
email: devendra.maharjan@nhm.tu.edu.np