The Living World

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The assemblage of related phyla. It is the highest category.

E.g. Kingdom Plantae, Kingdom Animalia etc.

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Common

name

Man

Housefly

Mango

Wheat

Biological

name

Homo

sapiens

Musca

domestica

Mangifera

indica

Triticum aestivum

Species

sapiens

domestica

indica

aestivum

Genus

Homo

Musca

Mangifera

Triticum

Family

Hominidae

Muscidae

Anacardiaceae

Poaceae

Order

Primata

(AIPMT 2011)

Diptera

Sapindales

Poales

Class

Mammalia

Insecta

Dicotyledonae

Monocotyledonae

Phylum/

Division

Chordata

Arthropoda

Angiospermae

Angiospermae

Kingdom

Animalia

Animalia

Plantae

Plantae

TÅXØÑØMÏÇÅL ÅÏDS

Å. HËRBÅRÏÜM

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Herbaria serves as quick referral system

in taxonomical studies. It is a store

house (repository) of plant specimens

that are dried, pressed and preserved

on sheets and are arranged according

to universally accepted classification.

(AIPMT 2013)

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Herbarium sheets are labelled with information about date and place of

collection, English, local and botanical names, family, collector’s name

etc.