TAXONOMIC AIDS

 Humans can exploit the knowledge of various species in agriculture, forestry, fishery, industries, etc
 So accurate classification and identification of organism is required which need field study and intensive
laboratory work.
 Collection of specimens of plants and animals.
 Study diverse organisms morphology but also their relationships among them.
 Play role in systematics training.
 It helps in 1.Fundamental study of different living organisms.
2. aid in their systematics study.3. store information for future.

 Procedure and techniques to store and preserve the information as well as the specimens.
 Eg. Herbarium, Botanical Garden, Zoological parks, Museums ,etc.
Herbarium:
 Store house of collected Plant specimens that are dried , pressed and preserved on sheets.
 Arranged n sequence of universally accepted system if classification.
 Quick source of reference
 Provide information about local flora as well as flora of distinct area.
 Contain label on right hand side at lower corner .
 Label provide information like1.Date
2.Place
3.English Common Name
4.Local Name
5.Scientific name
6.Family name
7.Collector name
 Involves following steps :
a. Collection
b. Drying
c. Poisoning
d. Mounting
e. Stitching
f. Labelling
g. Deposition

Eg .Royal Botanical Garden, Kew(London)

Central National Herbarium, Calcutta
Botanical Gardens:
 Instituted located in an enclosed piece of land which grows numerous kinds of plants obtained from different
places- botanical studies.
 Ex- situ conservation strategies
 First identified the labelled with Scientific name and family.
 Eg. Royal Botanical Garden , Kew
National Botanical Garden, Lucknow.
Indian Botanical Garden, Howrah
Lloyd Botanical garden, Darjeeling
Museum:
 Place used for storing, preservation and exhibition of both plants and animals.
 All educational institutes and universities maintain museum.
 Also preserved as dry specimens, in jars, insects box
 Eg. National museum of national History(NMNH), Delhi.
Zoological Parks:
 Commonly Known as Zoos
 Place were animals are kept in protected environment.
 Ex-situ conservation .
 Provide protection and care by humans.
 Serve as ideal mean to study and learn different food habits and behaviour.
 Eg. National zoological Park , Delhi
Keys:
 Important taxonomic aid used for identification of plants and animals on the basis of similarities and dissimilarities
 Set of alternate characters of different types.
 Set of contrasting characters generally present in a pair- couplet
 Each statement of couplet is known as lead.
 Analytical in nature .
Flora:
-book containing information about plant found in
particular area
- Gives actual account of habitat and distribution of
various plants of given area.
Provide index to the plant species found in a particular
area .
Eg .Flora of Delhi
.
Manual:
-book containing complete listing and description of
pants growing in particular area.
- Provide useful information for identification.

Monograph:
Contain information of one taxon.

Catalogue:
Alphabetical arrangement of species of particular place
describing their features.