Case Overview

This case describes the requirements for the importation of herbarium specimens.

Herbarium specimens are preserved plant samples which are either dried and mounted onto sheets of paper or preserved in a liquid such as alcohol.

Herbarium specimens are labelled with their collection data such as date and place found, description of the plant, altitude, and special habitat conditions.

Herbarium specimens are important for documenting past and present species distribution, studying plant biology and for molecular studies to find out evolutionary relationships between plants.