University of Sindh Jamshoro Herbarium
Citation
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh Jamshoro (2020). University of Sindh Jamshoro Herbarium. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vpgzhd accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-01-20.Description
The herbarium of the University of Sindh Jamshoro is one of two key components of the Institute of Plant Sciences, the other being establishment of a botanic garden. The herbarium was initiated in the 1950s, primarily as a teaching resource. In 2018, with support from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is being transformed into a research herbarium. A key part of this transformation has been identifying its primary goals as 1) documentation of the flora of Sindh and adjacent regions of Balochistan; 2) providing instruction in the importance and preparation of voucher specimens in botanical research; and sharing of what is learned with diverse audiences through multiple outlets. In December 2018, the herbarium began sharing its data via OpenHerbarium, a Symbiota network, and, early in 2019, via the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. In 2018, the collection included about 15,000 specimens, essentially all of which are of vascular plants.Taxonomic Coverages
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Contacts
originatorOpenHerbarium
email: Mary.Barkworth@usu.edu
homepage: https://openherbarium.org:443/index.php
metadata author
OpenHerbarium
email: Mary.Barkworth@usu.edu
homepage: https://openherbarium.org:443/index.php
administrative point of contact
University of Sindh Jamshoro Herbarium
Telephone: +923338709966
email: rabia.memon@usindh.edu.pk
content provider
position: Collection Manager
University of Sindh Jamshoro Herbarium
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Jamshoro
76080
Sindh
PK
Telephone: +923338709966
email: rabia.memon@usindh.edu.pk