https://panhimalayaherbaria.net:443/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=10Albertine Rift Herbaria Network Data Portalmichaelbthomas@gmail.comhttps://panhimalayaherbaria.net:443/index.phpAlbertine Rift Herbaria Network Data Portalmichaelbthomas@gmail.comhttps://panhimalayaherbaria.net:443/index.php2026-04-12engBhutan is a small, landlocked country with an area of 38,394 km2 situated on the southern slope of the Eastern Himalayas. Straddling the two major Indo-Malayan and Palearctic biogeographic realms, Bhutan is part of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot and contains 23 Important Bird Areas (IBA), 8 ecoregions, a number of Important Plant Areas (IPA) and wetlands, including two Ramsar Sites. The diverse ecosystems and eco-floristic zones have made Bhutan home to a wide array of flora and fauna. This collection is an assemblage of specimen records from Bhutan but not currently accessible through the National Biodiversity Centre National Herbarium as well as the collection held in Bhutan. The National Herbarium was initiated by the Department of Forests and Parks Services in conjunction with the Flora of Bhutan Project in the mid 1970s. In 1987 the herbarium was moved to Taba and housed with the forest research library under the Forest Research Division. With the establishment of National Biodiversity Centre in 1999, the herbarium was relocated to the present location at Serbithang. The new herbarium building at Serbithang was completed in 2002, with funding support from Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). Currently, the herbarium houses more than 11,000 herbarium specimens of Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes (+1500), Fungi, Lichens and Byrophytes (+600).Rinchen Yangzom, CuratorBhutan - National Herbariumryangzom@moaf.gov.bthttp://www.nbc.gov.bt/work-units/national-herbariumBhutan - National HerbariumRinchen Yangzom, CuratorCollection ManagerCONTENT_PROVIDERryangzom@moaf.gov.btTo the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)Users can copy, redistribute the material in any medium or format, remix, transform, and build upon the material. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.2026-04-12T04:13:50-07:00Albertine Rift Herbaria Network Data Portal - 9818f5dd-3c76-414f-b1fe-ff3379328982Darwin Core Archivehttps://panhimalayaherbaria.net:443/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=10NBCTHIMBhutan - National Herbariumhttp://www.bhutanbiodiversity.net/images/icons/rgoblogo.jpghttp://www.nbc.gov.bt/work-units/national-herbariumhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/National Biodiversity Centre, Royal Government of BhutanBhutan is a small, landlocked country with an area of 38,394 km2 situated on the southern slope of the Eastern Himalayas. Straddling the two major Indo-Malayan and Palearctic biogeographic realms, Bhutan is part of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot and contains 23 Important Bird Areas (IBA), 8 ecoregions, a number of Important Plant Areas (IPA) and wetlands, including two Ramsar Sites. The diverse ecosystems and eco-floristic zones have made Bhutan home to a wide array of flora and fauna. This collection is an assemblage of specimen records from Bhutan but not currently accessible through the National Biodiversity Centre National Herbarium as well as the collection held in Bhutan. The National Herbarium was initiated by the Department of Forests and Parks Services in conjunction with the Flora of Bhutan Project in the mid 1970s. In 1987 the herbarium was moved to Taba and housed with the forest research library under the Forest Research Division. With the establishment of National Biodiversity Centre in 1999, the herbarium was relocated to the present location at Serbithang. The new herbarium building at Serbithang was completed in 2002, with funding support from Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). Currently, the herbarium houses more than 11,000 herbarium specimens of Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes (+1500), Fungi, Lichens and Byrophytes (+600).