Define Objective of Taxonomy - Assemblage of Knowledge Gained?
A second objective of taxonomy is the assemblage of knowledge gained. This is usually in the form of treatises useful to fellow scientists and to civilisation in general. But the knowledge thus gained is sterile unless it is transferred to others for study. Thus the floras and fauna are published to account for the plants and animals of a given area. Manuals are prepared so that the plants and animal of an area may be more readily identified and named; revisions, and monographs are published so that one may know the extent and delimitations of a particular group and its components.
Distributional studies are published so that others may know of range extensions, corrections and interrelationships of the taxa within an are?. All the products of taxonomic research add to the resources and are available to scientists. They are essential to any study of the natural resources of raw materials possibly suited to man's needs in a multiplicity of activities, for example, forest products, medicine, food, ornamentals, agriculture and industry.