Willdenowia – Annals of the Botanic Garden and
Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem
ISSN 0511-9618
© 2006 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
Castroviejo, S., Aedo, C. & Medina, L.:
Management of floristic information on the Internet: the Anthos
solution.
Willdenowia 36 (Special Issue): 127-136.
doi:10.3372/wi.36.36109
Abstract
Anthos is the name of a database and search system for
quality-controlled chorological and taxonomic information on the
vascular plants of Spain. It provides a trustworthy solution for the
handling of accepted names and their synonyms, based on an analysis
of nomenclatural relations. It is based on the MS SQL-Server
relational database system. Information can be found on any plant,
using its accepted name or synonyms or vernacular names. The
geographical search options include lists of all plants of a given
territory, a province, a region, or an area delimited by its UTM
coordinates. Additional information is available in the form of
photographs or drawings, chromosome numbers, vernacular names and
synonyms.
Key words:
taxonomy, flora, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic
Islands, Canary Islands, database model.