The Herbier National De Guinée (Index Herbariorum Code HNG.) is the national herbarium of the

Republic of Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

. Attached to the

Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry (in French ''L'Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry'', UGANC), is the largest university in Guinea and located in Dixinn Commune, Conakry, Guinea. The name is generally shortened to the University o ...

it was established in 2009 to house a collection of plant specimens found within the country. Its mission is to research and conserve Guinea's botanical heritage and create a network of regional herbaria and botanical gardens and is responsible for contributing to the implementation of the Government's national research policy in the field of plant knowledge. The number of specimens currently housed is 9800 plant and mycological specimens. Since its foundation the HNG has partnered with the

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,100 ...

, a relationship which will continue until at least 2021.

Projects

In 2013 HNG launched a Masters course in Biodiversity and Sustainable Development to address the lack of botanical courses in Guinea. in 2018 the national herbarium was lead in a project to select a nation flower for Guinea. A nationwide competition was held with citizens voting between critically endangered species. The winning flower, ''Vernonia djalonensis'', now awaiting government approval. Other recent projects have included repatriation of data from overseas herbaria for use in IUCN Red List assessments for threatened species in Guinea through the BID programme (BID-AF2015-0042-NAC), and identification of threatened habitats and Tropical important Plant Areas financed by the Darwin Initiative (project no: 23-002)

References

{{reflist Herbaria in Africa 2000s establishments in Guinea Natural history of Guinea