A Piece of Wooden Stick as a Crime Scene Evidence to Solve The Murder Mystery

Abstract

Forensic botany is defined as the use of plant evidence in court. Forensic botany encompasses many sub-disciplines, including plant anatomy, plant ecology, plant systematic, plant molecular biology, palynology, and limnology. Although the field of forensic botany has been recognized, the use of trace plant material as physical evidence in criminal casework is still novel. Plant anatomy uses tree growth ring patterns, to aid in species identification and in performing physical matches of evidence. The physical clues left at the crime scene can assist in determining what transpired at the scene and who was (and was not) involved. The forensic clues challenge experts to analyze evidence from crime scenes.