In a year’s time, the taxonomy of every species of trees and plants in Lalbagh Botanical Garden will be available just at the click of a finger, as the Horticulture Department has taken up a project of creating an herbarium, which will also be available digitally.
A team of three taxonomists, led by K.R. Keshava Murthy, has been involved in the creation of the herbarium for around six months now.
“There are 2,950 species of trees and plants in Lalbagh. Herbarium refers to the scientific documentation of every leaf, fruit, flower and bark in their dried forms. These samples will be put up on herbarium sheets, in a scientific manner. We will also provide all the taxonomical information about that species,” said Jagadeesh M., Joint Director (Parks and Gardens), Horticulture Department. The herbarium racks have been procured from Lucknow.
