CMiller

TROPICOS:Supporting Latin AmericanChecklists and Flora: 

TROPICOS: Supporting Latin American Checklists and Flora Chuck Miller Missouri Botanical Garden Presented to International Workshop Flora brasiliensis: challenges and opportunities July 19, 2005

TROPICOS?A taxonomic data resource for plants: 

TROPICOS? A taxonomic data resource for plants Names & Name Relations Specimens - Determinations Literature References People – Authors, Collectors Institutions Locations Projects

TROPICOS: 

TROPICOS Originated in 1982 Nearly 1 million plant names One of the world’s largest plant name databases Synonymy, type protologues, references, opinions, projects Over 3 million specimen records Linked via Internet to GBIF and REMIB (Mexico) Adding 500,000 records per year Average 27,000 Internet database inquiries daily – peaks of 50,000 Around-the-clock Queries for names, specimens, references, authors

What makes Tropicos unique?: 

What makes Tropicos unique? Over 20 years of cumulative data from botanical systematists and associates Circa 1000 person-years of scientific work Continually updated and expanded Supports the process of creating taxonomic publications Not just data entry Links together the data used to prepare taxonomic publications Uses specimen data for both herbarium management and taxonomic research Determinations linked to Names and Specimens Specimens linked to Collectors Enables recording of multiple taxonomic opinions With references

TROPICOS Core Data Model: 

TROPICOS Core Data Model

Names and Specimens: 

Names and Specimens Names Prior Determinations Current Determination Specimen Database Links Nomenclature Revisions

Basionym Relations: 

Basionym Relations Combination 1 Reference 1 Basionym Combination 2 Reference 2 Combination 3 Reference 3 Type Specimen Protologue Reference

TROPICOS - Conceptual: 

TROPICOS - Conceptual Data Entry & Query Search Taxonomists Internet TROPICOS DATABASE GBIF REMIB SPECIES 2000 Projects Floras Checklists

w3TROPICOS(www.tropicos.org): 

w3TROPICOS (www.tropicos.org)

TROPICOS Uses: 

TROPICOS Uses Indexes Checklists, catalogues Floras Monographs Specimen curation

MBG Latin AmericanTaxonomic Projects: 

MBG Latin American Taxonomic Projects Flora Mesoamerica Flora of Nicaragua Flora of Panama Flora of Chile Flora of Venezuelan Guayana Checklist of Argentina Checklist of Bolivia Checklist of Antioquia Manual of Costa Rica Moss Flora of Central America Moss Checklist of Chile

Nomenclature vs Taxonomy: 

Nomenclature vs Taxonomy Nomenclature Published names ICBN rules, precedence Types, protologues, basionyms Taxonomy Opinions, Concepts Accepted versus synonym Rank heirarchies

TROPICOS“Project” Architecture: 

TROPICOS “Project” Architecture Nomenclature Opinion Opinion Opinion

Project Examples: 

Project Examples Nomenclature Flora of North America Ecuador Checklist Peru Checklist Flora of Nicaraqua Madagascar Catalogue Flora Mesoamerica Catalog of New World Grasses

On-Line: 

On-Line

CNWG: Thrasya pasploides Kunth : 

CNWG: Thrasya pasploides Kunth

Link to Literature: 

Link to Literature

Publishing: 

TROPICOS Catalog of New World Grasses Publishing PUBLISHER Internet Typeset/Bound +^Olyra^ L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1253, 1261, 1379. 1759. TYPE: ~Olyra latifolia~ L. +TRTD. BY: Judziewicz, E. J.. +NHT: Olyrinae. +DST.: Arge, Beli, Boli, Braz, Cari, Colo, CoRi, Ecua, ElSa, FrGu, Guat, Guya, Hond, Mexi, Nica, Pana, Para, Peru, USA, Vene. +LVL. ACCPTC.: 1. +NO. ACCPTD SPP.: 19, . +CNSLTD. LIT.: Soderstrom, T. R. & F. O. Zuloaga, (1989); Judziewicz, E. J. & F. O. Zuloaga, (1992). +SYN.: ~Mapira~ Adans. (1763).+$Olyra amapana$ Soderstr. & Zuloaga, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 69: 5, f. 1-2, 15. 1989. T-Protol.: Brazil: Amapa|4: Rio Aguari, vicinity Camp 13, 1.45N 52W, in shadow of upland forest, ~J.M. Pires, W. Rodrigues & G.C. Irvine 51536~[HT: IAN; IT: NY, US-2381088]. T-Specim.: 1 of 1. Brazil: Amapa|4, 6 May 1961, ~J.M. Pires et al. 51536~ [HT: IAN; IT: NY, U, US-2381088, US-2574029]. +DST.: Braz. +LVL. ACCPTC.: 1. +ALSO ACCPTD. BY: Filgueiras, T. S. & A. P. Santos Gonc|7alves (2004); Soderstrom, T. R. & F. O. Zuloaga (1989).= synonomy not yet indicated by project. +~Olyra arundinacea~ Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 1: 197. 1815 [1816]. T-Protol.: Crescit in crepidinibus opacatis Andium Quinduensium prope El Azufral, alt. 1050 hexap., (Regno Novogran.), floret Octobri, ~Humboldt & Bonpland s.n.~. T-Specim.: 1 of 1. Colombia: prope El Azufral, Oct, ~Humboldt & Bonpland s.n.~ [HT: P]. = $Olyra latifolia$ L. +~Olyra axillaris~ Lam., Encycl. 4: 547. 1797. T-Protol.: French Guiana: A Caienne, ~Richard~. = $Lithachne pauciflorus$ (Sw.) P. Beauv. +~Olyra blanchetii~ Mez, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7(63): 46. 1917. T-Protol.: Brasilia: Bahia, loco accuratiore non indicato, ~Blanchet 2730~. T-Specim.: 1 of 1. Brazil: Bahia; without exact locality, ~Blanchet 2730~ [HT: B (fragm., US)]. = $Parodiolyra ramosissima$ (Trin.) Soderstr. & Zuloaga +~Olyra brasiliensis~ Desv., Mem. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 210. 1831. T-Protol.: Ex Brasilii. T-Specim.: 1 of 1. Brazil, ~Anonymous s.n.~ [HT: P]. +NOTE: hom. illeg.; as ~Olyra "Brasiliensis"~; also in Opusc. Sci. Phys. Nat. 106 [reprint] 1831-1833. +E. Name: ~Olyra brasiliensis~ (Bertol.) Spreng. = $Olyra latifolia$ L. +~Olyra brasiliensis~ (Bertol.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 4: Cur. Post 29. 1827. Basionym: ~Raddia brasiliensis~ Bertol.. = $Raddia brasiliensis$ Bertol. +~Olyra brevifolia~ Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl. 402. 1827. T-Protol.: Guinea, Africa. T-Specim.: 1 of 1. Gabon:, ~Thonning s.n.~ [T: US-2877961 (fragm.)]. +NOTE: also in Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Skrivt. 4: 176 (1828). = $Olyra latifolia$ L. +~Olyra capillata~ Trin., Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg, Ser. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Print Working Papers Print Formatted Text

Tropicos SpecimensUsing Taxonomic Opinion Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R.D. Webster: 

Tropicos Specimens Using Taxonomic Opinion Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R.D. Webster Tropicos - No Opinion Adding CNWG Synonyms

New Work: 

New Work

TROPICOS:Next Generation: 

TROPICOS:Next Generation Graphical User Interface More advanced search Expanded search results Both vascular plants and bryophytes “My Tropicos” for saved queries & results XML web service access As well as CGI Expanded server capacity Faster response time Improved image access Inter-linking to many other systems Species2000, USDA, GenBank, other herbaria

Botanicus Project: 

Botanicus Project Digitizing 18th & 19th century botanical reference literature from MBG library 500 titles – prioritized by most protologues Uncopyrighted Serial volumes to 1922 www.botanicus.org portal - search, browse “Volume Viewer” Page images + OCR text Library OCLC data Link from TROPICOS name to reference page image Web Services – get reference page

Botanicus Titles (Top 15): 

Botanicus Titles (Top 15) 79 titles, 602 volumes scanned and OCRed to date 337, 000 pages Averaging 2,500 pages / week

www.botanicus.org: 

www.botanicus.org

www.botanicus.org: 

www.botanicus.org

www.botanicus.org: 

www.botanicus.org

www.botanicus.org: 

www.botanicus.org

www.efloras.org: 

www.efloras.org

www.efloras.org: 

www.efloras.org

www.efloras.org: 

www.efloras.org

Questions?: 

Questions?

Melastome Checklist Editor: 

Melastome Checklist Editor

iPlants Checklist Editor: 

iPlants Checklist Editor