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Research database of Madagascar grasses compiled by Maria Vorontsova

Citation

Rabarivola M L, Razanajatovo H, Razafiniary V, Ralimanana H, Vorontsova M (2019). Research database of Madagascar grasses compiled by Maria Vorontsova. Version 1.3. Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre - Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/umduhk accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-25.

Description

This dataset contains the Poaceae data collected in Madagascar. They are provided from the research database of Madagascar grasses compiled by Dr Maria Vorontsova. This publication is linked to the BID grasses project (BID-AF2017-0103-SMA) which is funded by GBIF through the European Union funding.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

To ensure that the data to be transferred to GBIF portal has a high quality, the database manager has done weekly a double check of data quality from the database officers. The checked data were cleaned and standardised in a BRAHMS database.

Method steps

  1. BRAHMS data reconciliation, data cleaning, publishing

Taxonomic Coverages

Poaceae of Madagascar according to grass specimen collections from the research database compiled by Dr Maria Vorontsova
  1. Poaceae
    common name: Grass, Bozaka rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Madagascar

Bibliographic Citations

  1. BRAHMS database, Management of Natural History, University of Oxford - https://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/bol/

Contacts

Marie Linah Rabarivola
originator
position: Database Manager/Botanist
Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre
Lot II J 131 B
Ambodivoanjo, Ivandry
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261 20 22 423 68
email: L.Rabarivola@kew.org
homepage: https://teamkmcc.wordpress.com
Henintsoa Razanajatovo
metadata author
position: Database Officer
Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre
Lot II J 131 B
Ambodivoanjo, Ivandry
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261 20 22 423 68
email: h.razanajatovo@kew.org
homepage: https://teamkmcc.wordpress.com
Velosoa Razafiniary
metadata author
position: Database Officer
Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre
Lot II J 131 B
Ambodivoanjo, Ivandry
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: +261 20 22 423 68
email: v.razafiniary@kew.org
homepage: https://teamkmcc.wordpress.com
Hélène Ralimanana
metadata author
position: Team Manager
Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre
Lot II J 131 B
Ambodivoanjo, Ivandry
101
Antananarivo
MG
Telephone: + 261 20 22 423 68
email: h.ralimanana@kew.org
homepage: https://teamkmcc.wordpress.com
Maria Vorontsova
metadata author
position: Research Leader (Grasses)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, Surrey
GB
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8332 5022
email: v.vorontsova@kew.org
homepage: http://www.kew.org/data/grassbase/index.html
Maria Vorontsova
administrative point of contact
position: Research Leader (Grasses)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, Surrey
TW9 3AE
GB
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8332 5022
email: m.vorontsova@kew.org
homepage: http://www.kew.org/data/grassbase/index.html
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