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 Herbarium of Natural History Museum of Iran
Herbarium of Natural History Museum of Iran established approximately in 1970.The herbarium of Natural History Museum is one of the major references in the modern and
systematic research on different plants in protected areas. This section is one of the essential references for research and education in environmental categories. The most Herbaria of Iran distributed in Tehran, which this Herbarium with more than 15000 specimens (include: 147 families, 784 genera and 2000 species) is one of the major of them. This center is a unique Herbarium that study the plant diversity appointed to protected areas of Iran, based on the classical and modern systematic.
A powerful database supports the information of specimens, which based on more than 20 data fields. In the other hand, this information system makes updated reports and many types of geographical distribution maps.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Herbarium of Natural History Museum of Iran is to generate, provide access to, and transfer knowledge on the nature, extent and origin of botanical diversity of our country, making use of its extensive herbarium collections and associated information. It thus helps to provide a comparative base for all botanical sciences and to contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
Staffs of Herbarium: 1- Tahereh Eftekhari , PhD , Head and Researcher , Email : T_Eftekhari@Yahoo.com 2- Fatemeh Salehi Yeganeh Rad, BSc., Researcher.
3- Mohammad Javad Ahmadi, BSc., Researcher.
4- Mohammad Hasan Jafari Sayadi, PhD Candidate, Researcher, Email: Mhjsayadi@Yahoo.Com 5- Ogtay Ghaleh Beigi, BSc., Researcher, Email: O_GhalehBeigi@Hotmail.Com you ca also refer to these pages for more information : |
