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BARO Herbarium, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

GBIF publisher since
30 November 2021

Description

The Herbarium of The M.S University of Baroda with a current holding of over 36,000specimens is the largest herbarium of Gujarat. It has been indexed in INDEX HERBARORIUM as BARO. All the collections are housed in one hall on the first floor of the Department of Botany of The M.S University of Baroda. The specimens represent the diversity found in four of the biogeographical regions of India which are found in Gujarat. The herbarium house one of the largest collection of plants from the unique Kachchh district which is characterized by a high level of endemism. The herbarium has undertaken an initiative to digitize the entire collection and has managed to get funding from the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited to initiate the activity. Under it the herbarium has been able about 20,000 specimens and most of the images arecorresponding data are now available on the website.

Contacts

TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Dr. Padamnabhi Nagar
Telephone: +91 9925110339
email: padamnabhi.nagar-botany@msubaroda.ac.in
POINT_OF_CONTACT
Dr. Dharmendra Shah
Telephone: +91 9427336842
email: dg.shah-botany@msubaroda.ac.in
BARO Herbarium, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
BARO Herbarium, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, near Railway station, Sayajiganj, Vadodara, Gujarat.
Vadodara
390002
Gujarat
IN
email: baro.herbarium-botany@msubaroda.ac.in
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