Scientists tend shoots of Virtual Herbarium

时间：2007-04-21 05:53:04

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April, 20 - Scientists are working on the latest version of the Chinese Virtual Herbarium to provide easy access to an improved checklist of China's flora1, said a botanist2 from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on the fourth day of the Third Global Botanical Gardens Congress in Wuhan, central China on Thursday.

 

"We are putting together a third version of the herbarium with updated plant data and better-structured data bases," said Professor Ma Keping, director of the Institute of Botany, CAS.

 

He said that the Chinese Virtual Herbarium (CVH) was established in October 2004, with the first version base on specimens3 listed in the Flora of China, a national plant checklist of 30,000 plant species completed in early 2004. The second version saw daylight in September 2006.

 

More than two million regular specimens and 3,000 type specimens are now listed in the CVH, which has four modules4 including digitized specimens, a plant database, e-flora and photos, said Ma.

 

In addition, more than 27,300 plant color photos from about 3,784 species have been uploaded to the CVH, he said.

 

"We have also developed a search engine for major international herbaria and related databases," Ma said.

 

They will complete the Catalogue of Life China in late 2007, which will include a national checklist of higher plants and vertebrates, and some fungi5 and bacteria, he said.

 

With assistance from foreign botanic gardens including the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CVH version 3 will provide more convenient access, powerful search engines and better categorized data for users, Ma said.

 
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1 flora 4j7x1     
n.(某一地区的)植物群
参考例句：
  • The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
  • All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。
2 botanist kRTyL     
n.植物学家
参考例句：
  • The botanist introduced a new species of plant to the region.那位植物学家向该地区引入了一种新植物。
  • I had never talked with a botanist before,and I found him fascinating.我从没有接触过植物学那一类的学者，我觉得他说话极有吸引力。
3 specimens 91fc365099a256001af897127174fcce     
n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人
参考例句：
  • Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
  • The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 modules 0eb9b3af2e4a00837a1b1a854c9ea18c     
n.模块( module的名词复数 )；单元；（宇宙飞船上各个独立的）舱；组件
参考例句：
  • The course consists of ten core modules and five optional modules. 这门课程包括十个必修单元和五个选修单元。
  • Our English course is divided into modules on poetry, drama, and novels. 我们的英语课分为诗歌、戏剧和小说等单元。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 fungi 6hRx6     
n.真菌，霉菌
参考例句：
  • Students practice to apply the study of genetics to multicellular plants and fungi.学生们练习把基因学应用到多细胞植物和真菌中。
  • The lawn was covered with fungi.草地上到处都是蘑菇。

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