What is the purpose of Herbarium?

Answer 1

Botanically, the term may refer to a collection - or to a room, case or building for the storage of a collection - of preserved plant specimens. The collection may include the entire plant, or plant parts. Generally, the particular plants and plant parts are preserved, through having been dried and mounted on a sheet. But the form of some plants and plant parts may be maintained by preservatives such as alcohol. Mycologically, the term may refer to a similar arrangement regarding the collection of fungi. Such collections may be used for storage, and for research such as in the identification and description of plant specimens. For each preserved specimen also should include such information as collection site and habitat, original color, name of collector, and details of scientific and taxonomic categorization such as species and types.

Answer 2

A herbarium serves two main purposes. They are used for research purposes and they are used to teach others. Some of the people who use them are students, people who work in environmental fields, and scientists.