Question

While doing his Ph.D. in Plant Taxonomy your friend has come across a plant, which he feels is a new species. How can he confirm the same?

Answer 1

1. The newly discovered plant can be identified with the help of taxonomic keys, monographs, floras, herbaria and preserved plant specimens. 

2. A separate taxonomic key is available for each taxonomic category. 

3. The individual would have to study the morphological and anatomical features of the plant and compare it with the existing information available in the scientific literature.