Kasin Suvatsbundhu Herbarium

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The Professor Kasin Suvatsbundhu Herbarium at Chulalongkorn University, located within the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, serves as a repository of plant specimens from Thailand and abroad to support the study, research, and conservation of plant biodiversity.

The museum was established as a memorial to Professor Kasin Suvatsbundhu, a botanist who dedicated his life to plant taxonomy. It houses more than 20,000 plant specimens, including fruits, leaves, seeds, and other samples, that are vital for botanical research and applications in related fields of plant science.

In addition, the museum provides services for analyzing and scientifically identifying plant specimens. This work supports research into important compounds for the pharmaceutical industry and assists with the inspection of confiscated plants for customs and forensic work.

Our Services

The botanical garden provides learning, conservation, and research services in botany, divided into three main areas:

Herbarium (A Room for Storing Preserved Plant Specimens)

The collection includes both dried and preserved plant specimens registered in the Index Herbariorum (the world index of herbaria) under the International Bureau of Culture (BCU) code. This collection, used for research reference, is supplemented by samples of fruits, seeds, economic produce, ethnobotanical materials, slides, photographs, drawings, and pollen and spores.

Exhibition Hall

This area features a permanent exhibition on plant diversity, rotating exhibitions on current and interesting botanical topics, and a greenhouse for displaying live plants.

Study and Specimen Preparation Room

This room is dedicated to preserving plant specimens, conducting in-depth studies, housing books and reference documents, and providing equipment for examination, drawing, and botanical analysis.