emonocot ibc 2011 poster
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BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICSFOR MONOCOTS AND
MONOCOT SYSTEMATISTS
Iris reticulata. Photo Mehdi Zarrei
Wilkin, P., Baker, E., Barker, A., Bone, R., Baker, W.J., Clark, B.,Gardiner, L., Godfray, H.C.J,, Haigh, A, Kelly, J., Kitching, I.J., Mayo,S.J., Phillips, S., Scoble, M.J., Simpson, D.A., Smith, V.S., Trias, A.Villalba, S., Vorontsova, M. & Weber, O.
When complete, emonocot will:1. Enable the identification of monocot plants
anywhere in the world2. Provide a wealth of information about monocot
species, genera and families3. Address separately the needs of different users4. Link together monocot taxonomists to
enhance their productivity5. Provide a model for web taxonomy
e-monocot.org
ARCHITECTURE, EXISTING RESOURCES & CONTENTCATE-Araceae (www.cate-araceae.org)116 genera, ca 4,000 speciesPalmweb (www.palmweb.org)183 genera, ca 2,400 speciesGrassbase (www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html).Ca 700 genera, 11,611 species
EuropeanMonocots(ca 2,000spp)
Cypriped-ioideae(ca 130spp)
SampledRed ListIndexProject(1,500spp)
APGIIIfamilies(78) key &pages
Generic keys & pages:AsparagaceaeCyperaceaeDioscoreaceaeLiliaceaeOrchidaceae(2,100 genera)
Irisacutiloba.PhotoMehdiZarrei
Taxonomic contentfrom monocotsystematicscommunitiesworldwide
Biodiversityscientists &other usercommunities
Baseline taxonomic content from WorldChecklist of Monocots(www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots) for ca70,000 species will underpin scratchpads
WORKSHOPS: CALLING ALL MONOCOT SYSTEMATISTS
Iris reticulata. PhotoM. Zarrei
eMonocot eTaxonomy workshop bursariesThe project has funding to support ca five international workshops inpartnership with monocot taxonomists worldwide.Each workshop will:
1. Support groups of specialists in using emonocot as aplatform
2. Enable monocot taxonomic communities to• share research results• deliver information on monocots• mentor others to do the same
3. Include training in the use of the emonocot system
Workshop 1: Chicago, September 2011 with the Carex community.
See e-monocot.org for a call for proposals in the near future
Dactylorhiza maculata & Chorthippus parallelus (malenymph) . Photo Gina Lolli.