RLEM 304
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- Genus
- The first word of a species name, always capitalized and underlined or italicized; the rank above species; usually a group of morphologically similar taxa that form a unit
- Species
- The combination of the genus and specific epithet, the binomial or Latin or scientific name for an organism; always underlined or italicized with the genus capitalized; a rank of classification that is recognizable by a set of morphological characters tha
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Specific Epithet
- The second part of a species name; a latin word, usually either an adjective or a possessive noun; usually written in lowercase and underlined or italicized.
- Verification
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Matching unknown but keyed specimen with known material in the herbarium
- Identification
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The process of comparing and matching an unknown entity with a known entity; the known may be a specimen,an illustration, a photo, or electronic image
- Classification
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The act of distributing plants into categories (ranks e.g. family, genus) based on similarities.
- Nomenclature
- The aspect of taxonomy concerned with the orderly application of names to taxa in accordance with the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
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Type Specimen
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A specimen designated to serve as a reference point for a scientific name.
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Voucher Specimen
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An herbarium specimen that documents the morphology and identification for chromosome, ecological & anatomical studies, plant breeding (parents and progeny), and taxonomy.
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Herbarium Specimen
- Dried and pressed plants mounted for permanent preservation with collection data such as habitat and geographical location included.
- Taxonomy
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The description, identification, naming and classifying of objects or organisms.
- Systematics
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The study of relationships among organisms and the classification and naming of those organisms.
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International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
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The documentation containing the rules that govern the assignments of names to plants. The ultimate goal, being to provide a single correct name for each taxon.