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Old 25-03-2009, 01:58 AM posted to sci.bio.systematics,sci.bio.botany
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Default expert system to give families or genera from just a few features

Gentlemen, I curious if there's an expert system where I can enter
"vine, double serrated leaves, semi-tropics" (Taiwan, elevation: 800
meters) and it will tell me some possible families or genera to look
up. That ought to be enough to get me on the right track. No waiting
around all year for it to flower.

Would such an expert system be practical, or is that too little
information to narrow things down?