OTHER MEANS OF
RECORDING DESCRIPTIONS
Apart from the all mentioned means of keeping records of
description, some other means are also present.
These are of following types
Flora
Flora are the important resource that provides information
on the taxonomy, nomenclature and descriptive data for
the plant newly discovered.
The flora also include information on the biology,
distribution and habitat preferences of the taxa, as well as
illustrations, identification keys and other notes on plants.
These provide index to the plant species found in a
particular area.
Monograph
A monograph is a comprehensive treatment of a taxon in
biological taxonomic studies. These contain information 011
any one taxon. Monographs revise all known species within
only a group, add any newly discovered species, collect and
organise available information on the ecological
associations, geographic distributions and morphological
variations within the group.
Note
The first ever monograph of a plant taxon was given in
Morison (1672) Plantarum Umbelliferarum Distributo Nova.
Manuals and Catalogues
These are other means of recording descriptions. They also
help in correct identification. Manuals are useful in
providing information for identification of names of species
found in an area.