[PCA] NEWS: Prolific Plant Hunters Provide Insight in Strategy for Collecting Undiscovered Plant Species

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

I was a little concerned at first about what this article might be 
espousing, but am intrigued by the observations and suggestions in this 
article. It would be interesting if their findings stir further discussion 
within and beyond academia. 
-Patricia

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife Service
Chair, Medicinal Plant Working Group-Plant Conservation Alliance
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201181445.htm

Prolific Plant Hunters Provide Insight in Strategy for Collecting 
Undiscovered Plant Species

ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2012) -- Today's alarmingly high rate of plant 
extinction necessitates an increased understanding of the world's 
biodiversity. An estimated 15 to 30 percent of the world's flowering 
plants have yet to be discovered, making efficiency an integral function 
of future botanical research -- but how is this best accomplished? 
Botanist Dr. Gerrit Davidse, John S. Lehmann Curator of Grasses at the 
Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis has collaborated with eight British 

botanists to quantify the role of plant collectors in the discovery of 
plant diversity.

See the link above for the full article text.



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