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| Taxa that are shown against a red background are non-accepted taxa and may only be chosen if the herbarium institution chooses to file specimens under the basionyme (e.g. in WU and W Krypto), but never if the current name should be entered (e.g. in W). | Taxa that are shown against a red background are non-accepted taxa and may only be chosen if the herbarium institution chooses to file specimens under the basionyme (e.g. in WU and W Krypto), but never if the current name should be entered (e.g. in W). | ||
| - | > **Special case: Hybrids** \\ Genus or species hybrids are recognised by the multiplication sign X. See the [[documentation:input:taxonomy:#Entering hybrids | Taxonomy Manual]] for further information! | + | > **Special case: Hybrids** \\ Genus or species hybrids are recognized by the multiplication sign X. See the [[documentation:input:taxonomy:#Entering hybrids | Taxonomy Manual]] for further information! |
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| Enter the name of the locality as exact as possible. When clicking on **geonames** a new window opens which allows to find and choose the correct locality. Selecting one by clicking **use this** will automatically enter the coordinates of the chosen locality into the **Lat** and **Lon** fields. | Enter the name of the locality as exact as possible. When clicking on **geonames** a new window opens which allows to find and choose the correct locality. Selecting one by clicking **use this** will automatically enter the coordinates of the chosen locality into the **Lat** and **Lon** fields. | ||
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| + | If you use the geonames service please always check the coordinates via Google Maps or a comparable service and enter the appropriate deviation into the **exactn.(m)** field. | ||
| If you do not find the desired location in the drop down menu, exit the geonames service and delete your entry in the geonames field. | If you do not find the desired location in the drop down menu, exit the geonames service and delete your entry in the geonames field. | ||
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| ====LAT./LON. & EXACTN.(M)==== | ====LAT./LON. & EXACTN.(M)==== | ||
| - | Latitude and longitude (GPS-data), entered as degrees (°), minutes ('), seconds (''); only seconds may be rounded; convert decimal fractions if needed. For more inforamtion on this please refer to [[http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html|this page]] | + | Latitude and longitude (GPS-data), entered as degrees (°), minutes ('), seconds (''); only seconds may be rounded; convert decimal fractions if needed. For more information on this please refer to [[http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html|this page]] |
| In the **Exactn.(M)** field you can specify exactness of measurement of latitude and longitude, if given, e.g. “500m”. | In the **Exactn.(M)** field you can specify exactness of measurement of latitude and longitude, if given, e.g. “500m”. | ||
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| - | The appearance of the plant, the growth form, shape/colour of flowers etc.; e.g. long awns, runners, flowers yellow. It is not necessary to enter extensive (and often hand written) descriptions of the plants; just add a note in the **Annotations** field like: "[decription on label]. | + | The appearance of the plant, the growth form, shape/color of flowers etc.; e.g. long awns, runners, flowers yellow. It is not necessary to enter extensive (and often hand written) descriptions of the plants; just add a note in the **Annotations** field like: "[decription on label]. |
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| When searching for a specimen you can either choose an entry from the drop-down lists in **Institution**, **Continent** or **Region**, or search for e.g. **Taxon** or **Collector** whilst entering your search criteria; just sections of the word may be typed in and no % or * is required as a place holder. | When searching for a specimen you can either choose an entry from the drop-down lists in **Institution**, **Continent** or **Region**, or search for e.g. **Taxon** or **Collector** whilst entering your search criteria; just sections of the word may be typed in and no % or * is required as a place holder. | ||
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| + | > Note: By clicking on the yellow field **Institution** you can switch to **Collection**, allowing you to search only for specimens in a certain collection of an institution. | ||
| > Note: before you enter a new specimen into the database make sure that it is not already entered (search for the taxon [also only for the first few letters as it may have been mistyped]), herbarium number, collector etc.). | > Note: before you enter a new specimen into the database make sure that it is not already entered (search for the taxon [also only for the first few letters as it may have been mistyped]), herbarium number, collector etc.). | ||
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