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DIGITAL FLORA. La Selva Biological Station. Supported by:. Website: http://www.ots.ac.cr/local/florula. PIs Donald E. Stone Charlotte M. Taylor. EDITORS Charlotte M. Taylor Luis D. Gómez. Florula Team. RESEARCH TEAM Enrique Castro José González Mike Grayum Nelson Zamora
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DIGITAL FLORA La Selva Biological Station Supported by: Website: http://www.ots.ac.cr/local/florula
PIs Donald E. Stone Charlotte M. Taylor EDITORS Charlotte M. Taylor Luis D. Gómez Florula Team RESEARCH TEAM • Enrique Castro • José González • Mike Grayum • Nelson Zamora • Orlando Vargas • Rossilynn Valverde • MBG Imaging Group
Description • This project will create a system to store, manage and disseminate botanical information that can be used to facilitate plant identification and improve botanical research. • Compared to traditional printed botanical texts, this tool allows: easy updates in order to improve the quality of the data and searches to facilitate the access to the information.
History • In the late 90’s the students and researchers demonstrated the need for an easy tool to identify plants. • In 1999 La Selva staff started the project. • From 2000-2003 proposals were submitted with no success. • 2004 NSF and CR-USA approved two complementary proposals; marking the official start of the Flora project in collaboration with MBG.
Objectives • To create a database of nomenclature, synonymy, taxonomic descriptions, digital images and natural history for each 1,972 plant species(2006 vs. 1,834 spp. in Aug. 03). • To develop an interface formed by four main components: • Species Web pages • Interactive electronic keys • Image gallery • Search engine on image gallery and taxonomy and plant descriptions. • To complete La Selva’s herbarium
La Selva Plant Composition Data update: Oct 06
Products Up to Date • 116 Family treatments (61 edited), + 19 family summaries of the 148 families: taxonomy, morphology and descriptions are illustrated with images. • 16,791 images representing 1,217 species, equivalent to 64% of total species, 83% of all genera and 98% of all families. • An electronic key to families of angiosperms and gymnosperms of La Selva. • Around 1,750 new botanical samples. • 21,232 records with data available in TROPICOS of the 22,000 plant specimens collected at La Selva. • 650+ species represented by digitalized herbarium specimens, also available in TROPICOS
Let’s practice on the web !!! http://www.ots.ac.cr/local/florula Florula website hits, since Nov04 – Oct06 (23 months): 107 hits per day, 13 850 total visitors from 64 different countries. CRC, MEX, BRA, COL, USA.