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FLORA OF VERACRUZ PROJECT: AN UPDATE ON DATABASE MANAGEMENT OF COLLECTIONS AND RELATED INFORMATION
Author(s) -
GómezPompa Arturo,
Moreno Nancy P.,
Sosa Victoria,
Giddings Lorrain,
Soto Margarita
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1222202
Subject(s) - herbarium , checklist , geography , flora (microbiology) , database , cartography , archaeology , world wide web , ecology , computer science , biology , genetics , bacteria , paleontology
Summary The newly implemented curatorial type database system for the Flora of Veracruz project (Veracruz, Mexico) is described. The system consists of a main database containing over 80,000 entries from collections made in Veracruz, housed in several herbaria, and accessory bases containing a species checklist for Veracruz, standardized author abbreviations, and geographic localities in the state. The system permits on‐line data entry or multiple access consultation, and is also used for the production of herbarium labels. Distribution maps are prepared automatically using the latitude and longitude provided by each record.