2024/10/28 by Liede-Schumann, Sigrid
#580 #Apocynaceae #diversity #nomenclature #taxonomic databases
paper · doi:10.15495/epub_ubt_00008040
Using the Apocynaceae as an example, the present paper demonstrates how the new tool Rhakhis highlights taxonomic problems in a large vascular plant family and, at the same time, invites specialists in the family to solve these problems with the aim of producing an up-to-date taxonomy. This taxonomy can then be used to estimate species and genus numbers, thus approaching the goal of completing our picture of the diversity surrounding us and providing a solid basis for science and conservation. The most recent estimates for genus and species number in the Apocynaceae are provided.