It is listed in the Index Herbariorum, published by the International Association for Plant Taxonomy and New York Botanical Garden.
The two priests are regarded as pioneers in Indian plant taxonomy, and contributed over 500 scientific articles to various journals.
The Herbarium is currently engaged in a variety of national projects, including surveys of medicinally and economically important plants of Western Maharashtra, the flora of Ratnagiri District, ethnobiology of Goa Tribals, and the trees of Mumbai.
The institute's museum preserves wood, seed and fruit samples of plants with medicinal properties.
Besides the Hortus Malabaricus (The Gardens of Malabar) by Hendrik van Rheede from 1678, the library contains a compendium of botanical literature and Indian and international journals on botany.