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TAXONOMICAL AIDS, , , , , , These are aids which help in taxonomic process., The main taxonomic aids are:Herbarium ,Botanical gardens,Zoological parks,Muzeum and Key., Besides these some other aids are-, ,  Herbarium,  Herbarium is a store house of collected plant specimens.,  That are dried, pressed and preserved on sheets.,  The herbarium sheets also carry a label providing: information about date and place of collection,English, local and botanical, names, family, collector’s name, etc.,  Herbaria also serve as quick referral systems in taxonomical studies., ,  Botanical Gardens,  Have collections of living plants labelled with botanical/scientific name and, its family for reference.,  Famous botanical gardens: Royal Botanical garden at Kew (England).-World’s largest,  Indian Botanical Garden, Howrah (India) - India’s largest.,  National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow (India)., ,  Museum,  Museums have collections of preserved plant and animal specimens for, study and reference.,  Museums contains: Specimens preserved in the containers or jars in preservative solutions.,  Plant and animal specimens preserved as dry specimens.,  Insects are preserved in insect boxes after collecting, killing and pinning.,  Larger animals like birds and mammals are usually stuffed and preserved.,  Collections of skeletons of animals ., ,  Zoological Parks (Zoos),  These are the places where wild animals are kept in protected environments, under human care and which enable us to learn about their food habits, and behaviour.

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 Taxonomic key,  Key is a tool used for identification of plants and animals based on the, similarities and dissimilarities.,  The keys are based on the contrasting characters generally in a pair called, couplet.,  It represents the choice made between two opposite options.,  Each statement in the key is called a lead., , Other taxonomic aids are: Flora: informations of habitat and distribution of plants of a given area.,  Manuals: Provide information for identification of names of species found, in an area.,  Monographs: Contain information on any one taxon.,  Catalogues: List of publications (books, periodicals and dictionary) which, provide new information for taxonomic studies., Common name, , Housefly, , Biological name/, , Musca domestica, , Species, , Domestica, , Genus, , Musca, , Family, , Muscidae, , Order, , Diptera, , Class, , Insecta, , Phylum, , Arthropoda, , Kingdom, , Animalia