Aroid Database?

From: Don Burns donburns at macconnect.com> on 2000.02.06 at 06:23:42(4054) I want to build some databases with full listings of genus, species and author names. Specifically I am looking for tab or comma delimited data, genus-species-author, to load on my PalmPilot. Several years ago information in this format was downloadable from Tropicos, but I don't believe this can be done any longer. Can anyone point the way to such a database? Don +More Don Burns Fort Lauderdale FL USA Zone 10b

From: "Peter Boyce" Boyce at pothos.demon.co.uk> on 2000.02.06 at 17:36:40(4060) Don I use MS Access '97 for building very extensive flat databases with exactly the datasets you intend to use. I can send you sample sets of of format/data if you wish. Pete +More Peter C. Boyce 'Bellagyna' Willow Wren Wharf Hayes Road, Southall Middlesex UB2 5HB U.K.

From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." grsjr at juno.com> on 2000.02.06 at 17:37:28(4062) Don, It's not so simple as you suggest. What do you do with synonyms, varieties, ssp., etc. +More For example, how should I enter this into your comma delimited list? Arisaema latisectum Blume = A. serratum v. serratum or A. tashiroi Blume (sensu Nakai) or this Arisaema aequinoctiale Nakai & F. Maek. = A. undulatifolium Nakai A complete list is available for Arisaema and Pinellia, but not in comma delimited form. I started to insert the commas, but ran into the problems illustrated above. When it became obvious there were too many "exceptions", I quit. A more managable list could be made by omitting all v., f. and ssp. plus all synonyms. Doesn't your palm pilot have a "find" function? If it does, you don't need a database format. The available list will do. Ray ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

From: "D. Scherberich" earmag at cybercable.tm.fr> on 2000.02.07 at 15:13:00(4066) Dear Don, You should try the International Plant Names Index. It is very up to date. http://tc.huh.harvard.edu/ +More With best regards, David Don Burns a *crit : > I want to build some databases with full listings of genus, species and > author names. Specifically I am looking for tab or comma delimited data, > genus-species-author, to load on my PalmPilot. Several years ago > information in this format was downloadable from Tropicos, but I don't > believe this can be done any longer. > > Can anyone point the way to such a database? > > Don > > Don Burns > Fort Lauderdale FL USA > Zone 10b -- David Scherberich 3, rue de la Broque 67000 Strasbourg France Email: earmag@cybercable.tm.fr http://www.cybercable.tm.fr/~earmag

From: "maurice m. hinterding" hinterding at dutch.nl> on 2000.02.07 at 15:15:34(4071) Peter, I read your answer to Don. Could you please sent me a sample sets of a format/data you use at Kew, because I?am working on a new database system at Rotterdam Zoo. We have bought MS Access 2000 for our new database system Maurice Hinterding (Horticulturist Rotterdam Zoo, Botanical Department) work: jradder@solair1.inter.nl.net +More home: hinterding@dutch.nl ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 6:36 PM Subject: Re: Aroid Database? > Don > > I use MS Access '97 for building very extensive flat databases with exactly > the datasets you intend to use. I can send you sample sets of of format/data > if you wish. > > Pete > > > Peter C. Boyce > 'Bellagyna' > Willow Wren Wharf > Hayes Road, Southall > Middlesex UB2 5HB > U.K. > > >

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