Resources

English translation of botanical names

Roger Edgecombe of the classics department, UCT, has kindly translated latin names of all 1460 species occurring on the Cape Peninsula into their English equivalents. Once incorporated into the database this will be an invaluable resource for understanding and learning species names.

An extract of the latin translations that will be incorporated into the database:

Entered by	Source	Name	Level	Lang. of orig.	Bot. form	Actual form	Meaning RE
RE	RE	abietina	Species	Latin	abie	abies	silver fir
RE	RE	abrotanifolius	Species	Latin	abrotani	abrotum	southernwood
RE	RE	abrotanoides	Species	Latin	abrotan	abrotum	southernwood
RE	RE	abruptus	Species	Latin	abruptus	abruptus	sudden
RE	RE	abyssinica	Species	Latin	abyssinica	abyssinicus	relating to Abyssinia
RE	RE	acaulis	Species	Latin	a	a	without
RE	RE	acaulos	Species	Latin	a	a	without
RE	RE	acerosa	Species	Latin	acer	acer	maple
RE	RE	acetosella	Species	Latin	aceto	acetum	vinegar
RE	RE	acinaciformis	Species	Greek	acinaci	akinakos	scimitar

Slide scanning

CASABIO has won a R100,000 contract to scan slides for the SABIF/SANBI portal. Once scanned these images can be incorporated into the CASABIO database, with slide identifications being refined through collaborative use of the database. These slides represent a MAJOR proportion of the existing floral images within South Africa, and it is imperative that they are consolidated into a central and public database.

Donor	Subjects	Approx # slides	# scanned	Locality given?	Confirmed plant names?
M. Alexander	Flora	10000		No	No
A. Bean	Flora	?
D. Mc Donald	Flora	?
W. Warmelo	Flora	?
D. Gwynne-Evans	Flora	400		Yes	No
A. Harrower	Flora	?
M. Levyns	Flora	800		No	Yes
C. Stirton	Flora	1000		yes	yes
M. R. Levyns	Flora	1000

To contribute slides or assist in scanning please contact CASABIO.
This project requires a fast slide scanner. Please sponsor one.