Morphology is fundamental to taxonomy. Specimens in herbaria can provide uniquesupporting bases for scientific nomenclature. However, they usually reveal some limitedvariation of the taxa in nature and need to be revised gradually in future taxonomicstudies. Because botanists make taxonomic treatments in herbaria without the benefitof molecular verification, many synonyms can occur. Traditionally, morphologicaltreatment needs a combination of detailed herbaria work and extensive fieldwork. Ingeneral, the former work is usually dull, requires considerable patience, and tends to beneglected; this leads to unsubstantiated new synonyms. On the converse, field observa-tions benefit from high-tech tools and equipment, which can reveal more delicate anddetailed content in the field and the laboratory. These include detailed images directlyfrom field observation by digital cameras, micro-morphology from SEM, and Verticalmicroscope work. In a word, the absence of detailed morphology from herbaria andthe field cannot support good taxonomic work.
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