rhs herbarium presentation · they are stored in a named herbarium. ref: international code of...
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specimens: 83,000
plant portraits: 3,300
photographic slides: 40,000
photographic prints: 8,000
pages of collectors notes:
3,000
TYPES STANDARDS
A type is a specimen of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. For plants, they are stored in a named herbarium.
Ref: International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants.
A nomenclatural standard is the herbarium specimen or illustration of a cultivar (cultivated variety) which forms a permanent record of the distinguishing characteristics of that cultivar. Using the standard specimen can help fix a name and act as a reference point when the application of a plant name has become confused.
Ref: International Code of Nomenclature for cultivated plants.