Any particular online resources you would like to mention?

Cheers
Kye.

"K Barrett" wrote in message
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Kye wrote:
OK guys, heres a new thread for you all....

When you are looking for information on a plant, what information do you
generally want to find and in what format.

For myself, if I am looking for information on a plant, the most common
information I want is:

* History of naming (synonyms, taxonomists etc)
* Reference books/journals that have information about that plant
* Description of growth forms and idiosyncrasies of the
species/hybrid
* Photographs of the species and varietals
* Taxanomic description of the type species of the plant for
comparison to the plant which I am looking at
* Flowering season in its native environment

Look forward to your views.

Cheers
Kye.




Me too. But there's no substitute for a good library. Dave Gillingham
sent me articles on Den speciosum that gave me great information on the
varieties for this species and its habitat range. Now I know what to look
for if I ever decide to buy one of these expensive orchids.

There are times I hate waiting for the computer and the different programs
to boot up in order to access information. Sometimes its easier to look
it up in an index or a book like Cribb's checklist to Madagascar species.

Usually information available online is just the same stuff stolen from
each other. But every now and then there's some good stuff available
online.

K Barrett