When making botanical specimens what MUST there be? what are the rules exactly?
i assume there should be a rib section, areole, cross section and flower.
what about roots? fruit? seeds? should there be both whole and cross-section (flowers & roots)?
Should one voucher be of only one plant? this one seems like it obviously should be.
How does one dry and preserve these things, especially seen as how thick and juicy cacti cross sections would be.....use formalin solution?
many also seem to have a scale...is metric (cm/mm) standard?
photos are good? what about notes? it would seem to me that things like stamens would be very quickly damages, so would notes on these be useful? or do you want to keep the thing clean and clear of written stuff? what about slides (pollen)?
this pic has me thinking, it seems pretty rough.....is this how it is all done?
When making botanical specimens what MUST there be? what are the rules exactly?
i assume there should be a rib section, areole, cross section and flower.
what about roots? fruit? seeds? should there be both whole and cross-section (flowers & roots)?
Should one voucher be of only one plant? this one seems like it obviously should be.
How does one dry and preserve these things, especially seen as how thick and juicy cacti cross sections would be.....use formalin solution?
many also seem to have a scale...is metric (cm/mm) standard?
photos are good? what about notes? it would seem to me that things like stamens would be very quickly damages, so would notes on these be useful? or do you want to keep the thing clean and clear of written stuff? what about slides (pollen)?
this pic has me thinking, it seems pretty rough.....is this how it is all done?
http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/inde...ost&id=6985
any info would be good
also found this link
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herbarium/voucher.htm
edit: also found this link that is nice, have not finished reading it yet.
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/tebiodi...cherb/index.htm
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