Research Article | Published: 01 December 2014

A selective study of online resources of information on Plant Taxonomy & Systematics: a new path of data flow to the users in the digital age

Partha  Sarathi  Das and Bhupendra Singh Kholia

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 37 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 445-455 | 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2014-R5MSA0 | Cite this article

Abstract

The paper describes the importance of plant taxonomy and classifies the various plant taxonomic databases. It tries to focus on some selective important online public domain databases of plant taxonomy and systematics which are becoming a new path of data flow to the plant taxonomists, botanists and researchers on biodiversity all over the world.

Keywords

Database, Online public domain, Taxonomic impediment, Digital botanical literature, Electronic floras/e-floras, Herbarium, Botanical gardens

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Das, P.S. and Kholia, B.S., 2014. A selective study of online resources of information on Plant Taxonomy & Systematics: a new path of data flow to the users in the digital age. Indian Journal of Forestry, 37(4), pp.445-455. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2014-R5MSA0

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