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## Taxonomical Aids ### Herbarium (Preservation method) 1. Herbarium is essentially a dried plant specimen that is pressed, treated and mounted on standard size paper sheet (11.5x16.5 inches) in order to… 2. Sheet contains – date, place of collection, detailed classification, characters of the pl...

## Taxonomical Aids ### Herbarium (Preservation method) 1. Herbarium is essentially a dried plant specimen that is pressed, treated and mounted on standard size paper sheet (11.5x16.5 inches) in order to… 2. Sheet contains – date, place of collection, detailed classification, characters of the plant. Also, local name and name of the collector, may be added. 3. This information is given at lower right corner of the sheet and is known as label: (12cm x 7cm) ### Botanical Gardens (ex situ conservation method) 1. Botanical gardens is the place where different varieties of plants from different parts of the world are collected. 2. These gardens contain a labelled board depicting information about the plants. ### Museums (Preservation method) 1. These are the places where collection of preserved plants and animal species are kept. 2. These are preserved with chemical liquid in transport for, generally called formalin (10% to 40% formaldehyde).