Why vouchers matter in botanical research

What is a voucher and why is it important in research? As a preserved specimen of an identified taxon deposited in a permanent and accessible storage facility, the voucher serves as the supporting material for published studies of the taxon and ensures that the science is repeatable. Vouchers are crucial in authenticating the taxonomy of an organism, as a tool for identifying localities of the taxon, and for additional taxonomic, genetic, ecological, and/or environmental research.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Applications in Plant Sciences

• Publication date

  2013-10-29

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3732/apps.1300076PMID 25202501PMCID 4103463
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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