Listed below are herbaria (Malaysia and Top 100 largest Herbaria in the world) that was registered and recognized by International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT).
According to The World’s Herbaria 2020 which was published on 7th January 2021, Malaysia consists of 14 active herbaria. Latest annual report reporting that the newest herbarium added into IAPT and Herbarium Index came with the code UNISZA with total of 423 specimen. Up till 2022, 15 herbaria was registered under International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT); with current status of 14 active and 1 inactive (code UKMS; not in the list) .
Below is the list of active herbaria in Malaysia along with the mapping location (refer Figure 1).
| Herbarium Name | Institution Address (State) | Herbarium Index | Number of Specimen | Date founded | Website | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE KEPONG HERBARIUM | Herbarium Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, 52109 Selangor, Malaysia (SELANGOR) | KEP | 300000 | 1908 | KEP Herbarium website Herbarium’s brochure | Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants Geography Coverage: Malaysia, especially Malaya and Borneo; Indo-China *A part of specimen in KEP was transferred from Herbarium Forestry Department |
| UM HERBARIUM | Herbarium Rimba Ilmu, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (SELANGOR) | KLU | 63000 | 1960 | KLU Herbarium website List of KLU specimen | Taxonomic Coverage: All groups Geography Coverage: Emphasis on Old World tropics, especially Malay Archipelago |
| UKM HERBARIUM | Herbarium of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Department Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bangi, 43600 Selangor, Malaysia (SELANGOR) | UKMB | 121,000 | 1970 | Herbarium UKMB webpage | Taxonomic Coverage: Systematics, Ecology, Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Collections Geography Coverage: Malay Peninsula and Flora Malesiana region *10 000 current specimen in UKMB was transferred from UKM Sabah (UKM branch) on 1995 *As of 9th July 2021, UKMB herbarium is closed for visitors. Any enquiries please contact: UKMB Email: herbariumukm@gmail.com. UKMB Curator’s email : riena@ukm.edu.my |
| UPM HERBARIUM | Herbarium, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, 43400 Selangor, Malaysia (SELANGOR) | UPM | 6000 | 1976 | UPM Herbarium webpage | Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants Geography Coverage: Peninsular Malaysia |
| MARDI HERBARIUM | MDI Resource Utilisation and Agrobiodiversity Conservation Programme, Agrobiodiversity and Environment Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, MyGeneBank Complex, Persiaran MARDI-UPM Serdang, 43400 Selangor Malaysia (SELANGOR) | MARDI | 15000 | 1977 | MARDI Herbarium webpage | Taxonomic Coverage: Wild forest species, traditional vegetables, tropical fruit species Geography Coverage: Tropical |
| MDI HERBARIUM | MARDI Agrobiodiversity Herbarium, Agricultural Seed Genebank Complex, MARDI Headquarters, Persiaran MARDI-UPM, Strategic Resources Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Serdang, 43400 Selangor Malaysia (SELANGOR) | MDI | 12800 | 1986 | MARDI Herbarium webpage | Taxonomic Coverage: Wild tropical fruits Geography Coverage: Malaysia and Borneo |
| HERBARIUM PERDANA BOTANICAL GARDEN | PERDANA BOTANICAL GARDEN, Jalan Kebun Bunga, Tasik Perdana, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (SELANGOR) | This herbarium is not registered under IAPT but open to public visit/public study | N/A | 2017 | PERDANA Herbarium website | Geography Coverage: Forest in Peninsular Malaysia |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HERBARIUM | Herbarium Crop Protection and Plant Quarantine Division, Department of Agriculture Jalan Gallaher, Kuala Lumpur 50632 Malaysia (SELANGOR) | KLA | N/A | 1696 | No available website found | N/A |
| UMT HERBARIUM | Herbarium, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu 21030 Malaysia (TERENGGANU) | UMTP | 5000 | 2016 | University webpage | Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants, bryophytes Geography Coverage: Malaysia |
| UNISZA HERBARIUM | Herbarium Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Besut Campus, Besut, 22200 Terengganu Malaysia (TERENGGANU) | UNISZA | 423 | 2008 | University website | Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular Plants Geography Coverage: Malaysia |
| USMP HERBARIUM | Herbarium Universiti Sains Malaysia 11800 Penang Malaysia (PENANG) | USMP | 11100 | 1969 | USMP Herbarium webpage | Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants and bryophytes Geography Coverage: Malaysia |
| SEPILOK ARBORETUM | Herbarium Sabah Forestry Department Forest Research Centre, P.O. Box 1407 Sepilok, Sandakan, 90715 Sabah Malaysia (SABAH) | SAN | 273,599 | 1916 | SAN Herbarium webpage | Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants; mainly Borneo Type of service : 1. Plant Specimen loans 2. Exchange of duplicate herbarium specimens |
| HERBARIUM UMS | Herbarium Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Locked Bag 2073 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 88999 Malaysia (SABAH) | BORH | 6410 | 1996 | BORH Herbarium webpage | Taxonomic Coverage: Bryophytes; pteridophytes; Zingiberaceae; medicinal plants Geography Coverage: Borneo |
| HERBARIUM SABAH PARK | Herbarium Botany Section Research and Education Division, Sabah Parks, P.O. Box 10626 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 88806 Malaysia (SABAH) | SNP | 29070 | 1981 | Sabah Park website | Taxonomic Coverage: All plant groups Geography Coverage: Sabah, especially montane areas |
| SARAWAK DEPARTMENT FORESTRY HERBARIUM | Sarawak Herbarium, Forest Research Centre, Department of Forestry, Mile 6 Penrissen Road Kuching, 93250 Sarawak Malaysia (SARAWAK) | SAR | 300,000 | 1961 | SAR Herbarium webpage | Geography: Sarawak; Malaysia * On March 1961, some of the specimen in SAR was transferred from Herbarium Sarawak Museum (now in Inactive status) |
Top 100 largest herbarium (defined by total number of specimens in particular herbarium) in the world. The data below is sorted by regions involved ( Europe, Asia, Africa and America) along with their ranking.
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Below is Vocabulary Aids to assist readers in understanding the context of this page content.
| TERMINOLOGY | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Herbarium Index | Official acronym (code) that is used as a standard for referring to the institution and its specimens. An international and standardize guide that records the physical location, holdings, and contact information of the world’s herbaria. |
| Taxanomic Coverage | Category of plants covered in respective herbarium |
| No. of Specimens | Total number of pressed and mounted plants, seeds, dry fruits, wood sections, pollen, microscope slides, silica-stored materials, frozen DNA extractions, and fluid-preserved flowers or fruits in the respective herbarium. |
| TERMINOLOGY | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Geography Coverage | Geographic extent of the collections in respective herbarium |
| Flora Malesiana Region | Region including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea |
| Montane regions | Region of/relating to the biogeographic zone of relatively moist cool upland slopes below timberline Region of mountain slopes |
| Specimens | Include pressed and mounted plants, seeds, dry fruits, wood sections, pollen, microscope slides, silica-stored materials, frozen DNA extractions, and fluid-preserved flowers or fruits |
