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Lemon or lime?
Natural sciences museums often keep collections of specimens collected during research expeditions as a sort of biological reference library for research purposes. In addition to environmental impact studies, these collections can also be used e.g. to aid in the identification of new species.
Yea, I asked the question before reading the article. Silly thing for me to do.