Explain the role of Botanical garden in taxonomy.

1.	Explain the role of Botanical garden in taxonomy.
Answer» Botanical gardens play the following important roles. 1. Gardens with aesthetic value which attract a large number of visitors. For example, the Great Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis) in the Indian Botanical Garden at Kolkata. 2. Gardens have a wide range of species and supply taxonomic material for botanical research. 3. Garden is used for self-instruction or demonstration purposes. 4. It can integrate information of diverse fields like Anatomy, Embryology, Phytochemistry, Cytology, Physiology and Ecology. 5. Act as a conservation centre for diversity, rare and endangered species. 6. It offers annual list of available species and a free exchange of seeds. 7. Botanical garden gives information about method of propagation, sale of plant material to the general public.

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Botanical gardens play the following important roles.

1. Gardens with aesthetic value which attract a large number of visitors.

For example, the Great Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis) in the Indian Botanical Garden at Kolkata.

2. Gardens have a wide range of species and supply taxonomic material for botanical research.

3. Garden is used for self-instruction or demonstration purposes.

4. It can integrate information of diverse fields like Anatomy, Embryology, Phytochemistry, Cytology, Physiology and Ecology.

5. Act as a conservation centre for diversity, rare and endangered species.

6. It offers annual list of available species and a free exchange of seeds.

7. Botanical garden gives information about method of propagation, sale of plant material to the general public.

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