SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE ON PLANT IDENTIFICATION SERVICES: A CASE STUDY IN HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE
ABSTRACT: Six years experience
on plant identification services: a case study in Herbarium Bogoriense. Rein-wardtia
13(4): 347-356. — The Herbarium Bogoriense (BO), an integrated part of the
Botanical Division, ResearchCenter for Biology, Indonesian Institute of
Sciences, receives plant specimens to be identified on a daily basis. In a six year
period from 2005 to 2010, data were extracted from thousand of identification
requests by hundreds of clients. Pat-terns were observed based on variables
such as time, plant groups, client expertises, and taxonomic level. Outputs
from these analysis are being expected to become one of the pillar to build a
unifying scheme for botanical research at the Herbarium Bogoriense by focusing
on human resources development to deal with biodiversity issues about
frequently encountered taxa.
Author: ALEX SUMADIJAYA
Journal Code: jpbiologigg120014
