v8i1.212

Submitted date: 24 October 2014
Accepted date: 24 March 2016
Published date: 26 March 2016
Pp. 24–32.

Herbarium collections of the Botany Department, Fergusson College, Pune, India

Ashish N. Nerlekar
*E-mail: ashishadmirerofficus@gmail.com

Herbaria provide researchers with several services and opportunities, including the identification of specimens, the preservation of voucher and type specimens and as teaching aids. They also form the basis for research including the preparation of floras and monographs. Further, herbaria are of value as they can help in mapping the geographical distribution of species, the establishment of ecological relationships, information on ethnobotanical uses, and as a resource for phytochemical analyses

Section Editor: Henry Noltie