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An Open Vascular Plant Herbarium Network

Central Herbarium University of Wah (University of Wah-WAH)

The Central Herbarium University of Wah was established in March 2020 to expand Pakistan’s Plant biodiversity knowledge, scientific excellence, and innovation in plant systematics, conservation, and evolutionary biology and to enhance knowledge, understanding, conservation and, sustainable utilization of Pakistan’s plant biodiversity. The herbarium now includes approximately 900 plant specimens. Visitors include scientists, students, and teachers from universities, colleges, and schools.
Contacts: Jehangir Khan, centralherbarium@uow.edu.pk
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 8b9e733c-8a7d-4ca4-9db9-6d8487a38d63
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: University of Wah
Address:
Central Herbarium University of Wah
University of Wah
Department of BioSciences
Wah Cantt
Taxila Rawalpindi, Punjab   47040
Pakistan
+923155527279
Collection Statistics
  • 577 specimen records
  • 486 (84%) georeferenced
  • 506 (88%) with images (593 total images)
  • 500 (87%) identified to species
  • 67 families
  • 164 genera
  • 222 species
  • 222 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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