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Corresponding author: Shiva Devkota (shiva.devkota@gmail.com)
Received: 07 Sep 2023 | Published: 08 Sep 2023
© 2023 Shiva Devkota
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Devkota S (2023) From the Shadows to the Spotlight: Unveiling Nepal`s hidden kingdom of mushrooms and lichens through digitization. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 7: e112376. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.7.112376
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The digitization of herbarium collections has brought forth a transformative journey, transitioning Nepal's hidden kingdom of mushrooms and lichens from the shadows into the spotlight. Through a collaborative work within the framework of Global Biodiversity Information Facility's Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia (GBIF-BIFA), involving the herbaria (KATH: Nepal's National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories and TUCH: Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan University, Nepal), and the research institute, Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (GIIS), a successful unveiling of Nepal's mycological treasures has been achieved through digital means. A comprehensive digitization effort has resulted in the complete digitization of 3,971 mushroom specimens and 2,462 lichen specimens, illuminating a wealth of information for researchers, citizen scientists, and the general public. GBIF and the online database maintained by Nepal's National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories, Department of Plant Resources, serve as the gateway to this work (
fungi, GBIF, herbaria, Himalayas, occurrence
Shiva Devkota
TDWG 2023