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The Species Compendium is a searchable database providing information at taxon level about

• Seed survival during storage
• Germination requirements and dormancy
• Reproductive biology
• Pests and diseases

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, click 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/Information_Sources/Species_Databases/Species_Compendium/

More about the database

Details about the datasets, taxonomy and nomenclature, useful links etc.