BLATTER HERBARIUM

Blatter Herbarium

was started at the end of the 19^th century. By 1918 a very large number of plants were gathered by Fr. E. Blatter, S.J., his associates and students. The Herbarium was named after Fr. Blatter in 1941. It contains the largest collection of plants in Western India. It provides facilities for the study of Plant Systematics and has a well-stocked library on Systematic Botany. The Herbarium has received the Sir Ratan Tata Trust Grant for upgradation and digitization of the plant database. Dr. Rajendra Shinde is the present Director.