Herbarium is a
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Herbarium is a
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Herbarium is the store house of dead, dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens on paper sheets, called herbarium sheets. The sheets, along with description of plant specimen, are arranged according to standard system of classification, and are stored for future use. All sheets carry labels having information about date and place of collection, English, local and botanical names, family and collector’s name etc. The herbarium sheets can be used as a quick reference for taxonomic studies.