Conservation of germplasm and role of Centre for Conservation & Utilization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant of NBU, West Bengal, India

Abstract

Centre for Conservation & Utilization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant is one of important Herbal garden in India and is located within the campus of University of North Bengal at the foothills of Darjeeling District, West Bengal. Present this ex-situ conservatories houses a total of 729 species of vascular plants belonging to 477 genera and 153 families. Several endemic and threatened species are growing in this garden. The garden is very good store house of various medicinal and aromatic plants and also involve in active research activity.