Chromosome numbers in plants -Reply

[Murray Dawson]

Chromosome counts from the publication series Index to Plant
Chromosome Numbers (IPCN) have been incorporated into the Missouri
Botanical Garden's VAST (VAScular Tropicos) nomenclatural database
and associated authority files.

The WWW address is:

http://mobot.mobot.org/Pick/Search/pick.html

Although I can see the advantages of one large integrated database, I
personally find that searching out the chromosome numbers for plant
species slow and truncated compared to their old IPCN searchable index.

Incidentally, I have compiled an Index of Chromosome Numbers of New
Zealand Indigenous Spermatophytes sheduled for publication in the New
Zealand Journal of Botany in the year 2000.  Hopefully a searchable
version will be placed on the Landcare Research Website within that
timeframe.

Hope this helps,

Murray Dawson


>>> LUCIANO PAGANUCCI DE QUEIROZ
<lqueiroz at CASCAVEL.UEFS.BR> 19/February/1999 11:07am >>>
Dear Taxacomers,

        I am looking for a website where we can search for chromosome
numbers in
plants. Does someone know if it does exist ? I am interested in
chromosome
counts in Leguminosae tribe Phaseoleae subtribe Diocleinae, mainly
genera
Galactia, Collaea, Camptosema, Cratylia and Dioclea. Any informations
will
be very wellcome.

        Thanks in advance

        LUCIANO