Australian Plant Common Names

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Australian Plant Common Names

Summary

Type of tool

Database of names

Function

Taxonomy

Online / Desktop

Online

Computer infrastructure

Browser

Development status

Operational

Time of use

At time of user request

Licence

 

Australian Plant Common Names enables a search for common names and scientific names.

 

Description

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This search tool uses the Common Names database of the Australian National Botanic Gardens.

Incomplete or partial names can be used as search terms.

 

References are also provided.

 

Function

  • Taxonomy
  • User interface
    • Personal use
    • Raw data and visual presentation

 

Why use this tool?

  • To determine the common name and scientific name of a plant.

 

Who will use this tool?

  • Data creation
  • Data capture
    • Curators- identification
  • Data users
    • Interest groups
    • General public
  • ALA infrastructure
  • No special skills required

 

How will the tool be used?

  • Online tool
  • Text entry and display
  • Results are referenced but not guaranteed2
  • User input required

 

Where in the data chain could this tool be used?

  • ALA central
  • User’s machine

 

When could this tool be used?

  • While data is stored with ALA
  • At the time of a user request

 

Availability

 

Comments

This tool could be modified, or the database tapped into, to provide an option for common names and scientific names for data requested from, or returned by, the ALA.

 

 


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