Vahinala Project: A Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar

Vahinala 项目：马达加斯加维管植物目录

基本信息

批准号：
0743355
负责人：
George Schatz
金额：
$ 55万
依托单位：
Missouri Botanical Garden
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-03-01 至 2012-02-29
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0743355&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Vahinala Project Catalogue Vascular Plants

项目摘要

The island nation of Madagascar harbors a remarkable flora and fauna, amply justifying its status as a globally recognized priority for biodiversity conservation. However, the inventory, description, and documentation of the Malagasy flora are still very far from complete. A renaissance of taxonomic studies on the flora over the past 25 years has revealed that the true plant diversity of Madagascar has been grossly underestimated. To respond to this dynamic environment, with its exceptionally high rate of new species discovery, the Missouri Botanical Garden and its partners have launched the Vahinala Project: A Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. The aim of the project is to create an expedient, up-to-date and authoritative online synthesis of the plants of Madagascar for a diverse group of users, making all information on the flora available through the eFloras Website.The completed Catalogue will provide Species Pages for the Encyclopedia of Life for the ca. 11,000 plant species endemic to Madagascar. Rich digital content, including images and scanned literature, will facilitate identification and future research. By creating a comprehensive, accessible source on the plants of Madagascar, the Vahinala Project will directly contribute to national and international efforts to conserve Madagascar?s natural resources, the ultimate key to sustainable development.

马达加斯加的岛国拥有一个杰出的动植物，充分证明了其作为生物多样性保护的全球认可的优先事项是合理的。但是，马达加斯加植物群的库存，描述和文档仍然远离完整。过去25年来，关于植物群的分类学研究的复兴表明，马达加斯加的真正植物多样性被严重低估了。为了应对这种动态环境，新物种发现的速度极高，密苏里植物园及其合作伙伴推出了Vahinala项目：马达加斯加血管植物的目录。该项目的目的是为马达加斯加的植物创建一个权宜，最新和权威的在线综合，用于多样化的用户群体，通过Efloras网站提供有关植物群上的所有信息。完整的目录将为CA提供生命百科全书的物种页面。马达加斯加特有的11,000种植物物种。丰富的数字内容，包括图像和扫描文献，将有助于识别和未来的研究。通过在马达加斯加的植物上创建一个全面的，可访问的来源，Vahinala项目将直接为保存马达加斯加的自然资源而做出贡献，这是可持续发展的最终关键。