Nepalese Plant Database Information Service Centre (NEPDISC) is a computer-based database, specifically designed to manage data on Flowering and Non-flowering plants of Nepal. All information in the NEPDISC is based on published literature. It comprises three major botanical database packages: Flora Database of Nepal (FLODON), Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Database of Nepal (MAPDON) and the Ethnobotanical Database of Nepal (EDON).
These databases, in Microsoft Access, are prepared for the amateurs and professionals working in various disciplines of biology, forestry, agriculture, phytochemistry, medicine, and other related fields. The database package will be continuously updated with new modules in response to feedback from the users. The system also provides link to other botanical databases and information systems, such as: Bibliography (in Endnote plus), Nepalese Gazetteer and Plant Collectors (in MS Access).
NEPDISC is prepared and managed jointly by Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University and the Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal (ESON), in collaboration with national organizations (RONAST, and Department of Plant Resources, MOFSC) and international organizations (The Natural History Museum London, Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, UK Government’s Darwin Initiative (UK), and University Museum, University of Tokyo (Japan).
FEATURES
NEPDISC encompasses
databases on the Flora of Nepal (FLODON), Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants of Nepal (MAPDON) and Ethnobotany of Nepal (EDON). FLODON
comprises information on approximately 6000 species of flowering
plants, MAPDON with more than 1,700
species of medicinal and aromatic plants, and EDON is under
construction. MAPDON and EDON are directly
linked with FLODON, and major taxonomic information are derived from
there.
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NEPDISC aims to provide answer on a wide range of enquiries on Nepalese plants, with emphasis on medicinal plants.
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To formulate the queries, please send us letters or emails, specifying clearly what information you want from NEPDISC.
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Nominal fee will be charged to the users for the sustainable management of NEPDISC.
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Authentic information on any aspects of plants from Nepal are solicited.
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NEPDISC welcome advice, suggestions and comments to update the databases.
NEPDISC TEAM
K.K. Shrestha (Ph.D., Plant Taxonomy), N.N. Tiwari (M.D., Ayurveda), S. Rajbhandary (Ph.D. scholar), S.K. Ghimire (Ph.D., Ethnobotany), R.S. Dani (M. Sc., Botany), R.C. Poudel (M. Sc., Botany).
