DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

HERBARIUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A place of collection of dried plant species is called as ____
A
Botanical Gardens
B
Herbariums
C
Museums
D
Flora
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts. These are usually in a dried form mounted on a sheet, but depending upon the material, they may also be kept in alcohol or other preservatives.

Detailed explanation-2: -Herbarium is a collection of plant specimens that are dried, pressed, labelled and preserved on sheets. These sheets are stored and systematically arranged for further scientific study.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abstract: Herbaria are repositories of preserved plant collections; these are usually in the form of pressed and dried plant specimens mounted on a sheet of paper. The purpose of herbaria is both to physically contain the plant collections and to act as centers for research.

Detailed explanation-4: -A herbarium (Latin: hortus siccus) is a collection of plant samples with associated data preserved for long-term study.

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