The collation of much of the geographical, ecological and taxonomic
data can be carried out at the major herbaria as these usually
have good botanical libraries. The data collected will be of two
types, taxon specific and area specific.
Taxon specific data
Classification,
distribution, reproduction, ethnobotany and phenology.
Together with specimen specific data, these data
can be used to ascertain the distribution and ecological preferences
of the taxon.
- Accepted taxon name
- Locally used taxon name
- Where species grows in target region
- Timing of local flowering/fruiting
- Habitat preference
- Topographic preference
- Soil preference
- Geological preference
- Climatic and micro-climatic preference
- Breeding system
- Genotypic and phenotypic variation
- Biotic interactions (pests, pathogens, herbivores)
- Archaeological information (e.g. palynology)
- Ethnobotanical information (e.g. traditional uses)
- Conservation status (e.g. Red Data Book status)
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