taxon
search: Type in the genus
and/or the species epithet of the taxon, you want to get information about.
hierarchic search: Select a family, within the family a genus and within the genus a
species.
You can start a search at each level.About the Compendium
The Species Compendium is a searchable database providing information at taxon level about
How to search the database
You can search the Species Compendium in two ways:
taxon
search: Type in the genus
and/or the species epithet of the taxon, you want to get information about.
hierarchic search: Select a family, within the family a genus and within the genus a
species.
You can start a search at each level.
If you know only the common name of the species, get here to a list of links to databases, where you can search for the scientific name.
Your feedback and contribution
This database is built upon the conversion of publications
into database format and contributions from various people, and errors of fact or
transcription might exist. The information provided is not considered complete
and definitive.
While efforts are made to ensure that errors are kept
to a minimum, you can help, by notifying us of any you come across.
We invite all users, that can offer data, or pointers to
potential data sources, to provide these. We will give them full consideration
and they will appropriately be acknowledged.
Please send your comments and feedback to Imke Thormann.
How to cite the database
Thormann, I.; Metz, T.; Engels, J.M.M. 2004. The Species Compendium (release 1.0; December 2004). http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Themes/Genebanks/Species_Compendium/
More about the database
Details about the datasets, taxonomy
and nomenclature, useful links etc.