Dataset on reference specimens of medicinal plants collected under ORSTOM field works and conserved at the CNARP herbarium

Version 1.0 published by Madagascar Biodiversity Information Facility (MadBIF) on Aug 24, 2017 Madagascar Biodiversity Information Facility (MadBIF)

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Description

This dataset concerns medicinal plant specimens collected under medicinal plants census program carried out by the medicinal plants section of the ORSTOM In between 1962 to 1972, the medicinal plants section of the ORSTOM carried out in Madagascar an intensive research and collected a large amount of plant specimens for reference. By the end of the program, these specimens were handed to CNARP as the national reference institution for medicinal plants at the end of the program.

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How to cite

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RAKOTONDRAJAONA R (2017): Dataset on reference specimens of medicinal plants collected under ORSTOM field works and conserved at the CNARP herbarium. v1.0. Madagascar Biodiversity Information Facility (MadBIF). Dataset/Metadata. http://ipt.madbif.mg/resource?r=medicinal_plants_orstom_cnarp&v=1.0

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: eaa17aea-31ff-4403-b0a8-d0d152e37f16.  Madagascar Biodiversity Information Facility (MadBIF) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Madagascar.

Keywords

Metadata; Plantae; Tracheophyta; Medicinal plant

Contacts

Roland RAKOTONDRAJAONA
  • Originator
Researcher
CNARP
Rue RAHAJARIZAFY RP Ambodivoanjo
101 Antananariov
Analamanga
+261 20 428 01
Stéphan RAKOTONANDRASANA
  • Metadata Provider
  • Point Of Contact
Curator
CNARP
Rue RAHAJARIZAFY RP Ambodivoanjo
101 Antananarivo
Analamanga
MG
+261 20 428 01
Jaona RANAIVO
  • Metadata Provider
Researcher
MadBIF
Po. Box 1739
101 Antananarivo
Analamanga
+261 33 772 79
Herizo RANDRIAMBANONA
  • Metadata Provider
MadBIF node manager
MadBIF
Po. Box 1739
101 Antananarivo
Antananarivo
MG
+261 34 60 384 86
Roland RAKOTONANDRAJAONA
  • Point Of Contact
Researchere
CNARP
Rue RAHAJARIZAFY RP Ambodivoanjo
101 Antananarivo
Analamanga
MG
+261 20 428 01
Jaona Ranaivo
  • Metadata Provider
Researcher
MadBIF
Po. Box 39
101 Antananarivo
Analamanga
MG
+261 33 772 79

Geographic Coverage

This dataset concerns specimens collected throughout the Malagasy territory

Bounding Coordinates South West [-25.7, 43.1], North East [-12.01, 50.54]

Taxonomic Coverage

Plantae; Tracheophyta

Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Tracheophyta

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1962-01-01 / 1972-01-01

Project Data

This program is part of a larger project concerning the digitization of all the specimens holdings of the herbarium. This project was initiated under the SEP - CEPDEC program.

Title Digitization of the medicinal plant specimens collected through the NCI program and conserved at the herbarium of the Department of Ethnobotany of CNARP
Funding The initiation of the project was funded by SEP - CEPDEC 1 through MadBIF

The personnel involved in the project:

Stéphan RAKOTONANDRASANA
Roland RAKOTONDRAJAONA

Additional Metadata

Purpose to document the dataset
Alternative Identifiers http://ipt.madbif.mg/resource?r=medicinal_plants_orstom_cnarp