Abstract
Among the most basic skills in ethnobotany is plant collecting. Collections are valuable because they serve as voucher specimens, permanent records of the plants that are known by a certain community, as further explained in Box 2.1. They also function as specimens for determination, allowing plant taxonomists to identify the family, genus and species of a collection. In some studies, they act as reference specimens, the samples used in naming, sorting and other tasks carried out with local participants.
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Martin, G.J. (1995). Botany. In: Ethnobotany. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2496-0_2
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