Module Activity: Learning Task#1: Preparing

Herbarium Specimens
In this activity, you are required to collect a known plant sample (including English name and scientific
name) that you will prepare for herbarium. A smaller plant is preferred so the whole plant (roots, stem,
leaves, and flowers) can be collected.

Additional instructions:
Be sure to remove the soil by shaking and washing the specimen. Then allow to drip dry or pat
dry using paper towel. Wipe the leaves with wet paper towel to remove dust or other adhering
insects that can cause the specimen to decay.

I. Informative Table:
SCIENTIFIC NAME Clitoria ternatea Linn
ENGLISH LANGUAGE NAME or COMMON Butterfly Pea and Blue Ternate
NAME
LOCAL NAME Pukingan or Puki- Reyna
LOCATION Juan Luna St. Brgy. Robles, La Castellana
Negros Occidental, Philippines
HABITAT Terrestrial (Disturbed Area / Open Ground)
and it is widely cultivated in garden
DESCRIPTION OF PLANT Herbaceous: A herb that is a member of the
Legumes and has climbing stems with short,
soft hairs.
Flower: Dark Blue funnel-shaped, 4 cm by 3
cm, single or paired, standard obovate,
notched or rounded at apex, blue with
yellow base, or entirely white.
Leaves: alternately-arranged leaves are
pinnate with 5-7 elliptic or ovate leaflets,
2.5-5 cm long. Each leaflet is thinly papery
or membranous, and measuring 2.5-5 cm
long and 1.5-3.5 cm wide.

COLLECTIOR’S NAME: COLLECTION DATE: March 28, 2022

Shareeze Ann T. Gomez
 II. Photo Documentation of Pressed Specimen on an Illustration Board

Figure 1.1. Butterfly Pea pressed for 9 Days pasted on an Illustration board with a short background
information