DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

HERBARIUM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The botanist who first used the press technique in making herbariums was?

A	Tournefort
B	Linnaeus
C	Luca Ghini
D	Arber

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -An herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens maintained for scientific purposes. Specimen are collected, mounted on rigid paper (100% acid-free), and filed in cabinets using techniques perfected over several centuries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The oldest herbarium in existence is believed to be the collections of Gherardo Cibo, a student of by Luca Ghini, in Bologna, Italy, dating from around 1532. There are now around 3, 000 herbaria in over 165 countries with an estimated 350 million specimens.

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