1Central National Herbarium, Howrah, West-Bengal, India
2Industrial Section Indian Museum, Botanical Survey of India, 1-Sudder Street, Kolkata, India
3Sibsagar College, Joysagar (Autonomous), Assam (earlier in Industrial Section Indian Museum, Botanical Survey of India, 1-Sudder Street, Kolkata, India
*Corresponding author: datta_su09@yahoo.in (ORCID ID: 0000 0001 7590 5881)
Online Published on 28 July, 2023.
The present paper deals with the wood collections of the Industrial Section Indian Museum, BSI, which has vast collections of wood made in exhibit forms. These wood collections can be an essential source of study in wood or timbers collected around in nineteenth century. There are about 566 specimens of wood of various shapes and sizes housed at ISIM. The collection of wood at the botanical gallery for public viewing is displayed based on the mode of use, which helps people understand the versatility of usage patterns. A database has also been prepared with detailed records of each specimen for easy access.
• The wood collection of xylarium in ISIM is less known.
• This collection is sourced from different localities of British India, which include collections from Burma, and Bangladesh.
• The wood collection enlightens people and researchers about different timbers sourced from different plants.
• The xylarium of ISIM acts as an authentic source for the identification of timbers.
India, Wood, Xylarium, Industrial Section Indian Museum, Economic timber
