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Delta Taxonomic Language: The DELTA format (DEscription Language for TAxonomy) is a flexible method for encoding taxonomic descriptions for computer processing. It has been adopted by the International Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG) as a standard for data exchange. DELTA-format data can be used to produce natural language descriptions, conventional or interactive keys, cladistic or phenetic classifications, and information retrieval systems. The DELTA site can be reached from the References tab of the Collection/Specimen display at the family, genus and species levels. If the taxon name is found, a new browser window or tab opens similar to:

For more information about DELTA, the home page is: http://delta-intkey.com/

International Plant Names Index (IPNI): The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a database of names and associated bibliographical details for all seed-baring plants, ferns and fern allies. International Plant Names Index can be reached from the References tab of the Collection/Specimen display at the family, genus and species levels. The URL for International Plant Names Index is: http://www.ipni.org The IPNI Search panel opens in a new browser window or tab. Enter the name you are looking for and click Search.

If the taxon name is found, a new browser window or tab opens and looks similar to this:

If the taxon name is not found, the panel returned looks like:

Missouri Botanical Garden: The Missouri Botanical Garden is one of America's oldest botanical gardens. The non-profit organization is home of w3Tropicos nomenclature and authority database for vascular plants and digital library. The Missouri Botanical Garden also hosts a Bryology (mosses) database of nomenclature and bibliography. The information in both repositories is made available to researchers through the Tropicos search engine. Missouri Botanical Garden can be reached from the References tab of the Collection/Specimen display at the family, genus and species levels. The Missouri Botanical Garden URL is: http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html The w3Tropicos panel opens in a new browser window or tab, and looks like:

For more information, seehttp://www.mobot.org.

New York Botanical Garden: The New York Botanical Garden’s Index Herbarium is our standard for institution acronyms: http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/IndexHerbariorum.asp. If the search does not work, a blank browser panel opens. The science home page for the New York Botanical Garden is: http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/ScienceHome.asp