The Herbarium of National Taiwan University (abbreviation TAI) is located between Building. No.1 and 5th Girl’s Dormitory which comprises the main Herbarium building, an oven house, a garden of Japanese ruling period, a small wetland , a fern garden and a historical greenhouse.
Founded in 1929, TAI has been a frontier not only for continuously investigating and collecting materials from Taiwan and adjacent areas, such as Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, etc., but also for actively exchanging specimens with 150 foreign institutions which enriching the collection holdings. TAI’s rich and diversified collection has exceeded 260,000 items, including over 1000 type specimens, upon which a unique plant name is based. More than that TAI’s collection is highlighted by over 60,000 precious specimens that were gathered more than 50 years ago, which is a vivid and historical document of Taiwan’s indigenous flora.
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Tuesday to Sunday 9:00~16:30
Closed on Monday and national holidays |
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TEL：
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+886-2-33664430 |
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Web Site： |
http://tai.ntu.edu.tw/ |
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