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Collections > Preservation and Management of Collection

Status of Collections

  • As of December 2009, the institute holds approximately 1.75 million specimens, obtained through various survey/research projects and donations.

<The number of specimens housed at NIBR (as of December 2009)>

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Division Source
Survey/
research project
Donation Total
Vascular plants 223,570 14,681 238,251
Non-vascular plants and fungi 117,765 1,803 119,568
Vertebrates 20,705 5,231 25,918
Invertebrates 994,356 349,849 1,344,205
Tissue/DNA 25,975 25,975
Total 1,382,371 371,546 1,753,917

Collections Preservation Facilities

  • With a total area of 6,526 m2, the collections preservation facilities are the largest in Asia. Comprising 19 major storage areas for preserved specimens, fresh tissues, and genetic materials of plants, fungi, algae, lichens, invertebrates, and vertebrates, the storage facilities have a maximum capacity of over 11 million specimens.
  • The storage areas are equipped with custom-designed compactor units, automatic climate control systems, UV-free lighting, and halon gas extinguishing systems.

<Collections preservation facilities at NIBR>

≶Collections preservation facilities at NIBR>
  Storage area Area (§³)
Plants Vascular plant collections storage 688
Non-vascular plant collections storage 218
Plant type specimens storage 218
Liquid-preserved plant collections storage 218
Plant collections storage 423
Seed collections storage 317
Animals Vertebrate collections storage 423
Liquid-preserved vertebrate collections storage 485
Invertebrate collections storage 822
Insect collections storage 1 301
Insect collections storage 2 378
Liquid-preserved insect collections storage 218
Animal type specimens storage 218
Genetic Resources Genetic Resources Cold storage 21
Genetic Resources Cryo-storage 59
Genetic Resources storage 1 317
Genetic Resources storage 2 218
General Temporary storage: Dry specimens 492
Temporary storage: Liquid-preserved specimens 492
total 6,526

Specimen Preparation and Management Facilities

  • The Institute also has facilities for making and processing various types of specimens. These include specimen preparation rooms for vascular plants, non-vascular plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and insects; a drying room; a specimen loan processing room; a photography and image processing room; and a fumigation room.