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FLORA OF NEPAL PROJECT
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Primula Denticulata |
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NATIONAL COLLABORATORS
Nepal Academy of Science & TechnologyNAST), Ministry of Forests & Soil Conservation (MoFSC) and Tribhuvan University (TU)
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS
University of Tokyo ( Japan )
Natural History Museum , London ( UK )
Royal Botanical Garden , Edinburgh ( UK )
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Rhododendron Setosum |
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Country Project Offices
Nepal Chapter (NAST)
Japan Chapter ( University of Tokyo )
UK Chapter (RBG, Edinburgh)
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Project Centers
Nepal Flora Project, Department of Plant Resources (DPR), MoFSC
Nepal Flora Project, Central Department of Botany (CDB),TU
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Editorial Board
Nepal (2), Japan (1), UK (1), USA (1)
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Contributors (Authors/Coauthors) for taxonomic treatments
World experts on flora writing & Nepalese taxonomists
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Committiees |
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Nepal Flora National Steering Committee
9 members (2 representatives each from NAST, MoFSC, TU, 2 experts and 1 coordinator from NAST)
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Nepal Flora National Project Coordination Committee
7 members (2 representatives each from NAST, MoFSC, TU and 1 from Nepal Botanical Society)
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FLORA |
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A fundamental requirement of research comprehensive
description of plants occuring in a particular area
containing scientific names, often local names,
precise description, geographical distribution with
illustrations and uses. |
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World
: Over 2,50,000 spp. of vascular plants (flowering
plants and ferns)
Nepal : About 6,500 spp. 10th
in Asia and 27th in the world. |
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Herbarium Deposition : |
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80,000
specimens in the University of Tokyo
40,000 in the Natural History Museum , London
15,000 in Royal Botanic Garden , Edinburgh
1,50,000 at National Herbarium, Godavari
20,000 at CDB, TU.
Botanical Explorations in Nepal
Buchanan-Hamilton (1802 - 03), N. Wallich
(1820 - 21)
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D. Don (1825)
published Flora of Nepal
British Natural History Museum (1952 - 54)
Kyoto University (1952 - 53)
University of Tokyo (1960 - 1963, 1972, and
onward)
Chiba University (1963, 1971)
Department of Plant Resources |
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Publication Schedule |
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The Flora of Nepal will be published in seven volumes
(10 parts0 over a period of 10 years. A tentative
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Vol.
1 |
Introduction
(2004)
Pteridophyta & Gymnospermae (2009)
Casuarinaceae - Caryophyllaceae (2007) |
Vol.
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Nymphaeceae
- Capparaceae (2005)
Cruciferae - Rosaceae (2004) |
Vol.
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Leguminosae - Euphorbiaceae
(2005) |
Vol.
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Umbelliferae - Cordiaceae
(2007) |
Vol.
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Verbenaceae - Carlemmaniaceae
(2007) |
Vol.
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Rubiaceae - Compositae (2009)
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Vol.
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Typhaceae
- Cyperaceae (2009)
Palmae - Orchidaceae (2011)
Addendum, Erratum, Index of scientific names,
local names, and Bibliography (2011) |
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Building Capacity
for Plant Biodiversity, Inventory and Conservation
in Nepal
A Darwin Initiative
Project
Nepal Academy
of Science & Technology
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh , UK
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collaboration with
Department of Plant Resources, Ministry of
Forests & Soil Conservation
Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University
Darwin
SCHOLARS:
- 10 scholars
from tribhuvan university
- 6 scholars from department of plant resources
- 2 scholars from nepal academy of science
and Technology |
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| Achievements |
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alsdFIRST
TRAINING WORKSHOP |
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“Biodiversity
data recording, plant collection
and identification”, held
from 18 th March ~ 2 nd April, 2004
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First Field
Trip to Sagarmatha National Park
, Solukhumbu from 8th May to28th
May, 2004. |
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TRAINING WORKSHOP |
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“ Biodiversity
documentation, conservation, assessment
and flora writing skills ”,
held from 2nd November to 11th November,
2004 . |
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Second Field
Trip to Makawanpur, Chitawan and
Parsa National parks from 16th November
to 3rd December, 2004 |
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January 2005 |
- First UK Study Visit of Darwin Scholars |
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September 2005 |
- Third Field work training in Solukhumbu Region,
Sagarmatha National Park |
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November 2005 |
- Third Training Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal |
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January 2006 |
- Second UK Study Visit of Darwin Scholars |
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March 2006 |
- Darwin Scholar submitted personal project reports |
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October 2006 |
- First Symposium in Nepal |
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November 2006 |
- Project Completed |
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