From:    "David W. Inouye" 
Subject: International Plant Names Index (IPNI)

2.  International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
http://www.ipni.org/

A collaborative initiative of The Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew), The
Harvard University Herbaria, and the Australian National Herbarium,
the International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a comprehensive,
literature-based database of the scientific names and associated
basic bibliographical details of all vascular (seed) plants. A
dynamic resource intended for use by all members of the botanical
community, IPNI currently includes more than a million records from
Index Kewensis, the Gray Index (originally the Gray Herbarium Card
Index), and the Australian Plant Names Index; additional records are
added periodically. IPNI is accessible in a searchable format: by
Plant name (Family, Genus, Species), Author (forename, surname,
country), Publication (title or abbreviation), or Collector (or
Collector Team Name). Returns include full scientific name and
primary source references for each matching case in the database.
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