Herbarium is a priceless resource to document the earth's biodiversity. Herbaria [fungoria] are places where dried material of plants [fungi] is permanently preserved. There are total 28 herbarium sources found in “The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium” which is one of the largest herbaria in the world. Most of herbarium sources around the country deals with preservation of plants. The following herbarium are active and dealing with preservation of fungi.
Herbarium Code | Institution | Location | Correspondents | Contact |
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CHIT | University of Chitral | Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. | Hafiz Ullah |
hafizullah@uoch.edu.pk
+92943 412401 |
GCUSAH | GC University, Lahore | Lahore, Punjab. | Safdar Mirza |
drsultanaherb@gcu.edu.pk
+92314 4108281 |
HUP | Hazara University Mansehra | Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. | Abdul Majid and Jan Alam |
janalamkuh@yahoo.com; abdulmajidhu@gmail.com
+92344 8924599, +92333 5056966 |
ICFP | Islamia College University Peshawar | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. | Isthiaq Ahmad |
ishtiaqmatta@gmail.com
+92332 9702607 |
PUP | University of Peshawar | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. | Abdur Rashid |
botanyuop@yahoo.co.uk
+92919 222252 |
QARSHI | Qarshi Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. | Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. |
rashid.afzal@qarshi.com
+92995 617275 |
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RAWWU | Rawalpindi Women University | Rawalpindi, Punjab. | Dr. F. Bibi |
brine4f@gmail.com
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LAH | University of the Punjab | Quaid-e-Azam Campus Lahore, Punjab. | Javed Iqbal |
javeds@wol.net.pk
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