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Taxonomic Name References:
Index Nominum Genericorum
The Index Nominum Genericorum (ING), a collaborative project of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) and the Smithsonian Institution, is a compilation of generic names published for all organisms covered by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
A database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants. Search by plant names, authors or publications.
Index of Plant Names – Authors -- source for spelling and abbreviations for authors of plant names.
IndexFungorum
This database contains over 345,000 names of fungi (including yeast, lichens, chromistan fungi, protozoan fungi and fossil forms) at species level and below.
TROPICOS (VAST)
Search names, publications or authorities in Missouri Botanical Garden’s TROPICOS database for seed plants; data linked to NYBG specimen data
TROPICOS (MOST)
Search names, publications or authorities in Missouri Botanical Garden’s TROPICOS database for bryophytes; data linked to NYBG specimen data
Bibliographic/Biographic references
Catalpa
On-line public access catalog of the Lu Esther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden
NYBG Archive and Manuscript Collection
Biographical information and index to unpublished holdings by former NYBG scientists and associates
Index Herbariorum
Index to the address information, staff members and staff specialties for the world’s 3000+ herbaria
Geographic references
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Provided as part of the Getty Vocabulary Program of the Getty Research Institute, this Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) allows users to enter a place name and receive physical features, political entities, and sources for the information given.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Collection of mostly older maps from the University of Texas at Austin. Maps were produced by the U.S. Department of State unless otherwise indicated. Includes a link to Other City Map Sites which is a list of links to other map services for up-to-date maps as well as specific cities.
TopoZone
In cooperation with the USGS, this site provides every USGS 1:100,000, 1:25,000, and 1:24,000 scale map for the entire United States and Alaska (1:63,360). Puerto Rico (1:20,000) is coming soon. Appropriate for topographic map users and outdoor recreation enthusiasts.
U.S. Census Bureau's Maps and Cartographic Products
Map products, boundary files, on-line mapping (TIGER Map Server)
United Nations Cartographic Section
More than 100 General Maps are available currently. Maps are in PDF format for best display and print results.
Library of Congress American Memory Project
Collection of U.S. maps from 1500 to 2004.
Other References
International Organization for Plant Information
The International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI) manages a series of cooperative international projects that aim to create and link databases of plant taxonomic information.
Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps
USDA Plants Database
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Center for Plant Conservation
NatureServe
IUCN/SSC Plants Program
SEINet: Southwestern Environmental Information Network
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