Kerala has got its first national repository under the Biological Diversity Act.
The herbarium that functions at the Department of Botany in Calicut University has been elevated to the status by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA). The facility is home to 1,07,050 preserved specimens and 100 type specimens of angiosperms including endangered species.
The facility, established in 1968, is the 18th designated repository to be notified under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act and included in the nationwide network of institutions that preserve the germplasms of biological resources.
