Herbarium is a store house of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed, and preserved on sheets.
a) Herbarium sheets are arranged according to a universally accepted system of classification.
b) These specimens along with their description on herbarium sheets become a store house.
c) The herbarium sheets also carry label providing information about date and place of collection, English, local, and botanical names. Family and collectors name.
d) Herbaria serve as quick referral system in taxonomical studies.