---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2020 at 16:05 Subject: Re: [itpmods:14143] Which database to follow? To: itpmods <[email protected]>
Just an example I was looking up latest taxonomic status of *Polyalthia cerasoides* (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Bedd. listed in BSA Flora of India. Catalogue of Life showed it as synonym of *Hubera cerasoides *(Roxb.) Chaowasku, whereas Kew Database showed both as synonyms of Huberantha cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku. On further looking up I found former published in 2012 and latter in 2015 by the same author, obviously it is logical to follow latter. Plus as I wrote Catalogue of Life simply does not list many names. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Mob: 9810359089 https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 1:54 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > I think WCSP > <https://wcsp.science.kew.org/prepareChecklist.do;jsessionid=C401F4DE7044C35CF77D2DBD86891292.kppapp06-wcsp?checklist=selected_families%40%40003030120200907348> > is > one of the most reliable, but limited only to a limited number of families > (The checklist includes 200 Seed Plant families (View list of included > families <https://wcsp.science.kew.org/incfamilies.do>))- It was earlier > relied upon by The Plant List for these families (but was based on fixed > data submitted to them in 2012) and now by The Catalogue of Life as well as > POWO depend on this for most of these families. > Then there are others like Catalogue of Life and POWO. GBIF relies on > Catalogue of Life, but names of synonymous species (which were at some > point were accepted) are also shown on the thumbnails in the gallery (in > case there is some different treatment by somebody else). But Catalogue of > life does not indicate bibliography as is being done in GRIN earlier and > now in POWO (so we do not know upto what date publications have been > considered). But if it gives detailed distribution, it may be considered > that a wide range of sources have been considered. > Then there are eFloras (like those of China, Pakistan and Nepal), which > were published online in the early 2000. > Then one may not find one species in some of the databases due to some > slight difference in spelling in the middle or at the end of the name. > Earlier it was GRIN, which has almost gone now. Then came ITIS and The > Plant List, a good attempt to start with. These are almost replaced by > WCSP, Catalogue of Life, Plants of the World Online etc. > It is good to see competition. And it is always better to consult a few of > them rather than depending on one. *And finally choose one that you feel > is better for a particular species, genus or family depending upon from > where the underlying data is coming from*. > Recently there has been widespread changes in many genera, but we have to > consciously see and decide if we have to follow them for the sake of > familiarity or not. > The opinion of the Experts on our group in the past or future, may also be > considered. > > > On Sun, 5 Jul 2020 at 12:47, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> While following different databases for last few years, I have seen >> totally different taxonomic treatments in these: Kew Database (Plants of >> The World Online), World Flora Online (replacement for TPL) and Catalogue >> of Life (April 2020 Beta version). >> I have mostly been following the Catalogue of Life, but while >> preparing the list of species reported from India, I noticed that several >> species are not even listed in this database. I could find all these in Kew >> Database. This raises a big question, which database we should follow for >> the sake of unanimity. As different volunteers are working for updation of >> our website, we need to develop consensus. As per my recent experience I >> would vote for Kew Database. Your opinions please to reach an agreed >> solution. >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Mob: 9810359089 >> https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ITPmods" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAHiXKpWR9XF_2-nTWjDZO0JmrrqDXyZmcK75kt6JX_XQMJS0OA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAHiXKpWR9XF_2-nTWjDZO0JmrrqDXyZmcK75kt6JX_XQMJS0OA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAHiXKpWH9e2xj1CbthOigaGHj_GAuH0DtX4A%3DugvKzfC5g%3D0oA%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAHiXKpWH9e2xj1CbthOigaGHj_GAuH0DtX4A%3DugvKzfC5g%3D0oA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. 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