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ILDIS, EuroMed and Species 2000 europa a
contribution to a taxonomic infrastructure for
European plant genetic resources
Yuri Roskov, Stephen Jury, Frank Bisby
School of Plant Sciences The University of
Reading, UK
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InternationalLegumeDatabase Information
Service

• an international co-operative
• project running since 1985

Co-ordinating Centre School of Plant Sciences
The University of Reading
Reading RG6 6AS, UK
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World Database of Legumes version 7, February 2003
15,574 species from 716 genera 39 tribes
Subspecies Varieties 3,980 Synonyms 23,853
Vernacular names 6,430 References 46,650
ALICE software supports ILDIS master database
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ILDIS Regional Centres
around the World
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ILDIS network of Taxonomic
Co-ordinators Specialists includes 48
researchers in 17 countries
CAESALPINIOIDEAE Caesalpinieae G.P.LewisJ.A.Hawki
ns B.B.Simpson Cercideae G.P.Lewis
A.M.S.F.Vaz Amherstieae/Detarieae B.A.Mackinder
F.J.Breteler B.B.Klitgaard MIMOSOIDEAE Acacieae
C.Fagg B.R.Maslin M.Sanjappa D.S.Seigler
Ingeae J.W.Grimes T.D.Pennington Mimoseae
G.P.Lewis P.R.Earl R.Grether
C.E.Hughes Mimozygantheae G.P.Lewis Parkieae
H.F.Hopkins PAPILIONOIDEAE Abreae
B.Verdcourt Adesmieae E.A.Ulibarri Aeschynomeneae
M.Lavin B.Verdcourt Amorpheae J.L.Zarucchi Bossia
eeae J.H.Ross Brongniartieae J.H.Ross Cicereae
J.van der Maesen Crotalarieae R.M.Polhill
A.M.Tozzi A.S.Flores
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ILDIS network of Taxonomic
Co-ordinators Specialists (continue)
PAPILIONOIDEAE Cytiseae G.Cristofolini
F.A.Bisby Dalbergieae R.T.Pennington
B.B.Klitgaard H.Cavalcante de Lima Desmodieae
H.Ohashi Dipterygeae H.Cavalcante de Lima
R.T.Pennington Euchresteae H.Ohashi Galegeae
A.Liston D.Podlech Hedysareae B.H.Choi Indigofere
ae B.D.Schrire Loteae D.D.Sokoloff Millettieae
F.A.C.B.Adema B.D.Schrire A.M.Tozzi Mirbelieae
M.D.Crisp J.Chappill Phaseoleae
A.Delgado-Salinas P.R.Fantz R.Fortunato J.van
der Maesen R. Pasquet L.Queiroz
M.Sanjappa B.Verdcourt Podalyrieae
B.D.Schrire Psoraleeae J.W.Grimes
C.H.Stirton Robinieae M.Lavin Sophoreae
R.T.Pennington A.M.Tozzi Swartzieae
R.T.Pennington Trifolieae Y.R.Roskov
E.Small Vicieae N.Maxted F.A.Bisby
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ILDIS Standard Dataset
1. Tribe name 2. Species name (subsp.
var.) References 3. List of Synonyms
References 4. List of Vernacular names
References 5. Life form details (3 fields) 6.
Distribution (TDWG scheme, 3 levels continent,
country, area) References 7. Habitats (for
Africa only) 8. References for Descriptions,
Illustrations Maps of distribution 9.
Category of Economic Importance References 10.
Category of Conservation Status References 11.
Global taxonomic scrutiny 12. Regional taxonomic
scrutiny 13. Source of data 14. Notes
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World Database of Legumes on CD
ILDIS Database was published on CD in 2001.
CD available from the ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre
at the University of Reading.
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ILDIS Web service LegumeWeb
www.ildis.org
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ILDIS prototype for data visualisation
tool
Legumes of Northern Eurasia on CD
St.Petersburg, 1998
2254 species, 2510 images, 2254 maps of
distribution, alternative
taxonomies analytical tool for distribution
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ILDIS prototype for data visualisation
tool
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ILDIS prototype for data visualisation
tool
Virtual Herbarium
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ILDIS is a member of Species 2000 project
Species 2000 ITIS Catalogue of Life will be
used by GBIF
2003 edition contains 304,710 accepted
names 181,824 synonyms
Vascular plants 42,846 species
Legumes - 15,574 species
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EuroMed PlantBase Funded by EC 5th Framework,
2000-2003

• on-line database and information system for
  all vascular plants of Europe and
  the Mediterranean region
• estimates approx. 13,000 species
• up-to-date and critically evaluated consensus
  taxonomic core of the species concerned

www.euromed.org.uk
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11 Partners Reading, Sevilla, Palermo, Berlin,
Madrid, Bern, Bratislava, Edinburgh,
Sofia, Helsinki, Patras. 70 National
Territorial Centres Throughout the EuroMed
area. 675 Collaborators Throughout the
EuroMed area.
The project involves specialists from over fifty
countries and territories within Europe, the
Caucasus, Asiatic Turkey and the East Aegean
Islands, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus
Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and
Macaronesia.
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The EuroMed PlantBase can be searched on-line
at
www.euromed.org.uk/query
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It was agreed that PGR Forum will adopt the
taxonomy of EuroMed PlantBase.

• This approach involves
• Harmonisation of the EuroMed checklist with
  Flora
• Europaea
• Harmonisation of the database with other
  regional and
• national floras, checklists and guides
• Taxonomy of specific taxon groups checked by
  taxon
• experts

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Species 2000 europa Funded by EC 5th Framework,
2003-2005
The Species 2000 europa system will provide
common access to a growing catalogue of organisms
embracing all species in the three European
taxonomic databases, plus those in a large array
of taxon databases.
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Species 2000 europa Work Packages 3 4
EuroHub pan-European checklists
Global Hub world checklists
Integrated Hub
Leguminosae
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Species 2000 europa Work Packages 3, 4 5
It will be possible to locate data for all
species through this single point of enquiry, and
to do this via alternative scientific or common
names.
SPICE software
European and/or global variant of taxonomy
USER
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European Network for Biodiversity
Information Funded by EC 5th Framework,
2003-2005 Work Package 5
A design and prototype to interlink rich data
sources to the Species Banks with common access
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Alternative taxonomies
Taxonomy of crop plants -Mansfeld's Database
EURISCO and other EPGRIS partner Databases
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Centre for Plant Diversity Systematics School
of Plant Sciences The University of
Reading Reading RG6 6AS United Kingdom
Thank you!
E-mail y.roskov_at_reading.ac.uk
s.l.jury_at_reading.ac.uk
f.a.bisby_at_reading.ac.uk