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Name data are stored according to the Taxonomic Databases Working Group approved standard ITF.
Managing the taxonomy of a global dataset at the species and infraspecific level, with data provided from diverse sources over a period of more than two decades, presents many problems. The aim in managing the Threatened Plants database has been to maintain a reasonably coherent taxonomy, sufficiently accurate for the purposes of plant conservation, within existing funding and time constraints rather than a totally rigorous taxonomic check list. This lack of complete taxonomic and nomenclatural rigour will, undoubtedly, upset some readers and it will result in some taxa either not being listed under their correct name, or listed under more than one name. Ensuring input from the relevant taxonomic experts is a major part of the work involved in managing the data and further advice on taxonomy is always welcomed.
Where available, regional floras (particularly Flora Europaea, Flora Mesoamericana and Flora Neotropica) have been followed in preference to national floras. All plant name records imported electronically from TNC, Wildlife Australia, NBI and Flora Europaea were treated as taxonomically accepted.
Despite the clear preference for following these regional authorities, plant names have of necessity been incorporated from an extensive range of sources, all of which are listed in the data sources. The data source(s) provided after each name is the source from which the particular plant name was first recorded in the database. No attempt has been made to list the original publication of the name.
Genera and families follow
Authors
Authors of plant names - at both the species and intraspecific level - have been incorporated according to the source from which the name was obtained. Where possible and time permitting, authors names have been standardised according to Brummitt & Powell (1992). Please note, however, that due to limitations of time and staff resources, an author may well be cited in disparate ways throughout this list, and some authors are missing.
Species vs. infraspecies
Plant names are recorded at the taxonomic level at which they are provided to WCMC, with data on subspecies or varieties held in addition to information at the species level. For example, Wendlandiella gracilis Dammer, W. gracilis Dammer var. gracilis, W. gracilis Dammer var. polyclada, (Burret) Henderson and W. gracilis Dammer var. simplicifrons (Burret) Henderson are all to be found on this list, as some information has come at the species level and other information at the infraspecific level. This of necessity complicates the list and occasionally results in inconsistent data sets, but we felt it best to present the data in a way that most closely represented the information provided to use.
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further information contact: Information Office, WCMC, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK Information enquiries Tel: +44 (0)1223 277722 Main switchboard Tel: +44 (0)1223 277314 Fax: +44 (0)1223 277136 Email: info@wcmc.org.uk Document URL: http:// www.wcmc.org.uk /species/plants/names.htm Revision date: 4-February-2000 | Current date: 4-July-2000 |
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