A Talk at the ISF | Independent Schools Foundation (https://www.isf.edu.hk/)

Download the slides: why_plant_biodiversity.pdf

Why plant biodiversity is important and what we are doing in a herbarium? 

Here is the working flow:

1. Collecting in the field: pay attention not to collect from small populations, fill in the field book

2. Pressing the specimens

3. Drying the specimens: 55℃ for 24hrs

4. Mounting: Follow the Herbarium Handbook

5. Printing labels: using the herblabel package

6. Freezing: -18℃ for 14days

7. Barcoding: Encoded in ISO128

8. Scanning: 600dpi

9. Filing: according to the APG III classification system