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National Herbarium, Pakistan

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The National Herbarium is an herbarium, located in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Opened1975
Collections~100,000
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National Herbarium
TypeHerbarium
LocationIslamabad, Pakistan
Opened1975
Collections~100,000
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History and collection

The largest herbarium in Pakistan, it was established in 1975 with Dr. Ralph Randles Stewart's collection as its initial beginning.[1] It has a collection of over 100,000 plants. The plants in the herbarium are divided into magnoliophytes (dicotyledons and monocotyledons), gymnosperms, and pteridophytes (or ferns) and they are placed according to families, genera; and species arranged in alphabetical order.

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